Vincent Kompany compares Kylian Mbappe to Messi AND Ronaldo after star turn in France’s World Cup rout of Australia… but insists fans will only see the ‘best version’ of him if he moves to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City
- Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has heaped praise on France star Kylian Mbappe
- The Paris Saint-Germain forward was excellent as France thrashed Australia 4-1
- Kompany compared the 23-year-old star to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
- But the Belgian insisted fans will only see the best of him if he moves to Man City
Vincent Kompany has heaped praise on Kylian Mbappe, comparing him to legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after a star turn for France.
The 23-year-old superstar forward helped Les Bleus thrash Australia 4-1 in their World Cup opener on Tuesday night, with a goal and an assist for Didier Deschamps’ side.
But Burnley manager Kompany insisted football fans will only see the best version of Mbappe if he moves to the ‘best coach in the best league’ – which he believes is Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, his former club.
Vincent Kompany has compared Kylian Mbappe to legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
The superstar forward scored one and assisted one as France beat Australia 4-1 on Tuesday
He said: ‘There are few players that give you that feeling: Ronaldinho, Messi, Ronaldo. You have no solutions. If he can keep doing what he does, it’s very difficult to limit a player like this… With France they have a big player who can do that.’
Kompany then had his say on Mbappe potentially leaving PSG, adding: ‘I think that is what we expect him to do. (But) he wants to win the Champions League with PSG, it will mean a lot to him.
‘Put the best player with the best coach in the best league in the world and I let you guess who that is! Manchester City, that’s when you’ll see the best version of him.’
But the Burnley boss insisted fans will not see the best of him unless he moves to Man City
Kompany also labelled some of Mbappe’s traits as similar to former French strikers Thierry Henry and Nicolas Anelka, while fellow pundit Didier Drogba said there was a little bit of Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario in his play.
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