JAKARTA – Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe received strong criticism from Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney for daring to nudge Lionel Messi.
Mbappe was caught on camera nudging the Argentine superstar during PSG's 5-2 win over their visitors Montpellier in the second match of the French Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes on Sunday, August 14 last.
"A 23-year-old player dared to nudge Messi. I've never seen a player with such an ego in my life," Rooney said, quoted by Marca.
The video showing Mbappe nudging Messi has gone viral on social media. The attitude of the former AS Monaco player towards La Pulga is considered disrespectful.
The incident occurred when PSG received a second penalty at the end of the first half. Neymar immediately took the ball and wanted to be the executor after Mbappe missed the previous penalty.
However, Mbappe immediately approached the Brazilian and asked him to take the kick, but Neymar refused. When approaching Neymar, it was seen that Mbappe nudged Messi.
Instead he realized that it was Messi who hit him and apologized. Mbappe just walked away and Messi stood with a look of disbelief on his face.
"One has to remind Mbappe that when Messi was 23, he had won four Ballon d'Ors," Rooney said.
Recently, many reports have said that Mbappe's relationship with his PSG teammates is less harmonious. As a result, the dressing room of Les Parisiens recently became heated.
Many think that Mbappe is too powerful in the team following the new mega contract he signed. Club officials are also considered too obedient to let the player in power on and off the field.
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