When Messi crushed the soul of Prime Manchester United

[@fovis2859]

Ferdinard thought Messi destroyed them in Rome 2009, he didn't know Wembley 2011 will be worse

[@SombreroFlicks]

Crazy that Man Utd could win 3 UCL in 4 years without Messi.

[@TheFajarlicious]

@@SombreroFlicks First of all, it's Chelsea whom should be in the 2009 FINAL, too bad the UEFALONA with the shitty referee took the most 'fraud' football match ever.

[@fabiocariocadagemaxx]

@@TheFajarlicious still crying since 2009 😂

[@TheFajarlicious]

@@fabiocariocadagemaxx Why would I? Chelsea got their revenge on 2012 already and now your shitty club is broke lol.

[@Mizzyshortz]

@@TheFajarlicious fr

[@acewilson316]

could listen to people talk about messi all day. best player ever its not even up for debate.

[@jon0-niel910]

best player I've witnessed

[@lostmemories7534]

so you love listening how others praise somebody else, watch your own self messi dosent pay your bills

[@one0hwon514]

⁠@@lostmemories7534it’s not that deep man why so hostile? Strangers appreciating Messi doesn’t affect your life in any way🤝

[@lostmemories7534]

@@one0hwon514 take it easy when you talk to me okay ?

[@priyamtarafder8122]

​@@lostmemories7534 lil bro tells others to take it easy while he himself is trolling

[@wintergreen1104]

"the prime leonel Messi, unplayable"

[@VictoryChukwudozie]

There's no prime Messi.... He hit off then straight up improving as each season goes...mourinho said he got better when next he played him no matter the coach, Ferdinand just said same...he got better.... Aint no prime Messi...hes been goat level since 2005

[@jonnybarron1518]

@user-mc4sc3oq8v True man but from 06-07-15 he could have 8 ballon dor. I’m not even joking. In Ronaldo prime season 2008, Messi was the same level lol. 2010-2013 was his god prime (I call it the god prime, every player has a period of about 3 /4 seasons in their god prime, Messi 2010-2013, Neymar 2015-2018, iniesta 2008-2012, hazard 2014--2018, Ronaldo’s is 2006-2009 but people think it’s in Real Madrid lol

[@Samplefive1966]

​@@jonnybarron1518what you talking about Ronaldo was at his best in madrid

[@ManoleitorArg]

@@jonnybarron1518 Stop with bringing Ronaldo and trying to compare him with Lio... There is no chance, no posibility... If you like Football and you understand it there is no debate, never was...

[@jonnybarron1518]

@@ManoleitorArg I know man I agree, I was saying Messi is better. I was just saying that Messi might have a prime, and it’s the greatest of all time. It’s from 2006/07-15, 19 and 22/23. He should have 7-8 ballon Dors easily. Ronaldo should have like 3-4, he isn’t that good after his injury in 2014, and 2016-2018 was not even the best player on his team. But I could also see the point of view that messi was always in his prime, because his “off years” (his first real season 2005/16, his years after his bad knee injury in 2015, so 2015/16-2017/18, and 2019/2020, 20/21, 21/22, 23/24 and even now, he is still the best in the world😂

[@UmarRosyad]

The only time we saw Sir Alex Ferguson had tremor on his chair What a moment

[@SombreroFlicks]

Indeed! And he said after the game that it's the first time he was destroyed like this.

[@Siano35]

you cant say its the first time,it was the first time you saw it happen but Sir Alex could have done that many times in matches before

[@adityadeb7991]

​@@SombreroFlicks2-0 isn't a destruction, a normal defeat.

[@Slayerthehunter123]

​@@adityadeb7991This is a final match bro every single second you will feel the terror?

[@Slayerthehunter123]

​@@adityadeb7991"A normal defeat in a final" Cope harder

[@LokeshYadav-ll9kd]

Messi achieved greatness years ago, then again and throughout his career

[@princemateosparta5882]

So true

[@sheikhsadiashfi9980]

Damn, Rio really said Prime MU lost to Barca only because of Messi. That's huge

[@SombreroFlicks]

I remember watching the 2011 final live, Messi was unstoppable, MU seemed lost. Rooney's goal was very unexpected but it changed nothing. Everytime the ball reached Messi you felt that by the end of the attack Barcelona would score.

[@sheikhsadiashfi9980]

@@SombreroFlicks right. I think that time Messi was loved by absolutely all. You can even see the love from ex-Man U players on him. I won't say Messi doesn't work hard. But talent really makes the difference.

[@brendan3274]

@@sheikhsadiashfi9980 Messi used to be loved by everyone until this smear campaign the ronaldo media ran

[@sheikhsadiashfi9980]

@@brendan3274 I don't hate Ronaldo tbh. The media is always like that. Always like to bring down the most famous people. Messi was the most famous that time. Now Ronaldo. Messi was harassed that time. Now Ronaldo.

[@alvifadhollah]

I watched the match live, and you know what? Ferdinand is right. Messi control that game 80%, especially in 2nd half. Yes, Barcelona's team packed with great players too like Villa, Xavi, and ofc Iniesta, but, without Messi, United still had a chance to beat them. But, with Messi, the chance was near 0.

[@derinsari]

Once in a lifetime player

[@mrsumptuous9329]

The best player football will ever see. Fact!

[@Cave-a-lier]

I love ♥ Messi more than all other players, but nobody know the answear at your question.

[@russeljohnson9616]

there will never be another like him

[@Cave-a-lier]

I love ♥ Messi more than all other players, but nobody know the answear at your question.

[@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649]

doesnt this apply to everyone? messi wasnt the new maradona, he was messi. and the one that will follow messi as throne inheritor wont be the new messi - he will be the throne inheritor. fun question at the end: is messi the mozart of football or is mozart the messi of music?

[@Goatsiiii]

​@@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649 "Maradona is Maradona and messi is Maradona everyday " ~wise man ~

[@KK-45]

The most successful team of EPL at their Prime with probably the best manager of EPL History with all their stars were not enough to take on Messi and Barcelona. But still English fans think Messi couldn’t play in the EPL.😂

[@tommigunn16]

he literally cant, he would be injured by all the lower teams who dont even try to play lol. are you dumb or just stupid...pick one

[@Boom-c6r]

Bro just forgot about Liverpool prime😂

[@blackflag2646]

Messi also destroyed not a bad Pellegrini’s City with all the stars - Aguero, Silva, Kompany, Yaya Toure 2 seasons in a row (13/14 and 14/15)

[@StimParavane]

What a dumb comment.

[@gazmach1685]

Their Prime was in the 90s

[@tridebadhikary1453]

We are very lucky to witness the little magician...thanks messi ❤❤

[@jeet5488]

The GOAT is born to rule the football ❤❤

[@dhritishmansarma2230]

Haland may be a great player but he could never create such a magic in an ucl final ❤❤ messi is the goat ❤

[@hempar9612]

Comparing Messi with Haaland is blasphemous 😂

[@austrovanbec7463]

@@hempar9612 comparing Messi with Haaland is not blasphemous, rather it is a dumb comparison since both have their own role and playing style according to their position, body physique, team format, players synergy, etc. You're just fanboying over Messi to the point when anybody is mentioned other than him you can't resist the urge to say that Messi is better than the said player. It's the same with Ronaldo fans, and it's totally ridiculous

[@riquelmeone]

who would make such a claim anyway? most pointless comment I have seen in a long time.

[@laypyu]

Just a new-age football fan. Forgive him.

[@andrecardoso6941]

@@austrovanbec7463 lol of course its blasphemous. Messi is on another planet. Haaland laks the skill and the ability to take games on his own to even be compared with those 2 monters. Haaland always looks so average against good teams. He's been completely awful in big matches, can't do anything in the UCL KOs. Bro can barely drible past a dead body. Haaland relies on his teammates to score, Messi creates and scores on his own. Messi was the best playmaker in the game for over a decade while puting up numbers Haaland can't reach. The only season Messi played as a false 9 he broke the guiness record. They are world's apart.

[@boboskydan1772]

Messi is a blessing to world sports and football in general

[@princemateosparta5882]

❤facts

[@ariel3422]

Rio u r a true gentleman, thanx for playing!

[@shree1011-]

That Barcelona and Manchester united were something else

[@Manos-de-Piedra]

No it was just Barcelona who were something else as you can tell by what happened in the game

[@GIBBO4182]

1:07 Puyol, bottom left! He knows the goal has won it for them!

[@guyfawkes6930]

That's how an asshole would talk

[@MeTube0190]

Ferdinand one of my favourite players on the field and my favourite footballer outside the field he is a great person with an amazing personality.

[@peterakinwale9460]

In 2011, he was already dubbed the greatest. Only if they could imagine 13 years later

[@sample.text.]

I can respect that Rio Ferdinand gets it.

[@Farisss11]

he defeat vidic and ferdinand, arguably the strongest duo combo cb epl ever had

[@ashd5885]

That background music with the commentary gives me goosebumps❤️

[@tdu188]

Ronaldo fans either want to act like there wasn’t a Champions League Final in 2009 or they simply don’t know about it. A lot of the knowledge coming from Internet, Fake Stats, TikTok or highlights. Watch the game!

[@Quipie]

xavi & iniesta were the real problems, not messi, they fiddled with manchester united

[@tdu188]

@@Quipie discrediting the goalscorer 😂😂 typical🤦‍♂️

[@Sapian123]

Two of my roommates claims to be diehrd fan of Ronaldo but the irony is they never watched a single game just from reels and highlights 😂😂 .trueeee

[@tdu188]

@@Sapian123 literally there much more to football then what the statistics show.

[@mahirakhtar8969]

​@@Quipie Watch this video very well lmoa

[@frankmolinari4800]

I respect Ronaldo totally, but when it comes to the goat debate, to me it’s so clear that Messi is ahead by quite a lot. I really don’t think the 2009 final gets brought up enough. The one time Messi and Ronaldo played each other in a final of that magnitude (champions league or World Cup caliber) Messi came out on top, and scored a header!

[@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649]

but isnt this technically a coinflip? maybe cristiano had a bad day ( "dayform"). also in 2009 there has been no rivalry, or it was in early development stages.

[@frankmolinari4800]

@@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649 eh, I think calling it a coinflip really unfairly discredits the winners. In the biggest final you can play at club level, Barcelona won and Messi played a big part. They should be given the plaudits they deserve. Also, while it was before (in a sense) the rivalry, Messi and Ronaldo had both emerged as the best young players in the game so it was an anticipated matchup nonetheless. I also think that just saying Ronaldo “had a bad day” is pretty poor excuse/not withstanding. On the day, Barcelona were the better team and deserved winners, simply put. And Messi scoring a decisive goal against that amazing United team, keeping in mind his short stature, is quite a remarkable moment.

[@mariantimis2170]

Chelsea should have played in 2009 final,Refree and Champions Leaguea helped Barcelona allot !

[@psychicgaming2832]

​@@mariantimis2170 Cry more ...cry forever like you idol 😂

[@Imtygaming]

@@mariantimis2170 If you get dominated by 10 man, you dont deserve to be in the final.

[@MrFIGGZ11]

He brings tears to my eyes evertime I watch vidz like this. The GOAT of all GOATS! La Pulga! Now and forever! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@AveenB]

This music makes me sad. Going to miss this boy when he retires

[@BeatPoet67]

I actually had tears in my eyes watching this. Because he's almost gone now. Maradona and R9 are the only players I've seen who could match him for brilliance in one off games. But for Messi to be so consistently brilliant over an entire career is incredible. It's so unfortunate R9 had his injury. He was an astounding player.

[@luckylawrence6065]

"You can't put into words how good He is"...................

[@nicoblogs9687]

For rio to say this about messi and not cris, says everything

[@watapartja5533]

Messi is a class at his own

[@106.]

there is no next messi

[@kotleta001]

Well you never know 😊

[@106.]

@@kotleta001 there never will be in todays game, never

[@Bilkisfhtv]

Fact

[@steveguest8028]

Messi is the best player ever period

[@natarajriya5550]

We Are soo Lucky To watch Him Live Show..❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Now In Inter Miami ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@BluehairCarpediem]

True goat, he change football with that barsa.

[@TonyStern1211]

LI👽NEL ANOTHER LEVEL ANOTHER GALAXY G.O.A.T LM10 .. 👑✨️

[@Jrocke07]

Respect for man u players And thx messi for so much futbol ⚽️

[@mojrer]

Nowdays i have more respect to Rio Ferdinand, and i think it is mainly because he can speak openly about that match against Barcelona. Being honest about it makes him even better player he ever was.

[@Andrulakis]

Este tipo lo tiene bien claro, su pasión por el fútbol es mas grande que su ego. El lo padeció a Messi en varias oportunidades y nunca apeló al juego brusco ni tácticas antideportivas. Por éso es un procer para el Manchester United y La selección de su país. Que grande sos Rio Ferdinand !

[@shoaibalam6238]

Barcelona broke ManU so much. They are not able to fix it even till today. A colossal damage indeed...

[@jayybiggaveli6632]

Messi prime lasted his entire career in my eyes the things that man did can’t be replicated in my eyes he’s the greatest to ever touch the pitch

[@gatsbyonline6380]

Thank you messi, we enjoted foitball with u fou 18 years now

[@karlmtinsley8297]

20 years

[@equinoxproject2284]

If you stay, you give him room to operate, if you go you get burned.

[@footballhighlights5674]

Messi is the goat because of the way he run and understand a game ❤

[@2ru2pacFan]

We definitely would have won those 2 finals if it weren't for Messi... Genius of a player! Ridiculously talented 👏🏼

[@tanz.winata]

Messi is like we watch magician Its always wonderful to watch him

[@keeks1130]

ONLY barca fans and rival players will TRULY understand his greatness. An absolute genius on and off the ball. Couldn’t get the ball of him.

[@MHlazo]

How does this channel not have more subs???

[@SombreroFlicks]

I appreciate this man!

[@FloydMr0709]

We shall see, but i think Messi was the peak of football and football players... Of course respect to all the previous legends such as DiStefano, Eusebio, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Ronaldo fenomeno, etc, but Messi is just well best homo sapiens football player 🙂

[@Cave-a-lier]

I love ♥ Messi more than all other players, but nobody know the true about your affirmation.

[@somenathBittu]

Messi doesn't destroy, he is a God,he Humbles ☝🏻

[@arthurleywin14]

The absolute 🐐

[@itsbadvibes6504]

0:59 Goalies expression says it all

[@SombreroFlicks]

Van der Sar couldn't believe his eyes.

[@MadLFC]

Man United had Christiano Ronaldo....the WORLD had Messi.

[@sampetitot8850]

nonsense there not gonna lie what are u saying

[@nxt1990]

3:06 watch Rio Ferdinand here. You only trip over like that when you're scared to death

[@SarahJuwon]

What about boateng the German play who went 3weeks injures because of messi 😂😂 Messi God of Football

[@brianbv9605]

Cuando ese Barça y Messi tenían el día bueno, no había equipo en la tierra que los pudiera detener, era imposible.

[@subhamahir5161]

Pritme time lionel messi unplayable 🔥🔥🔥

[@AllMovies-uo3ot]

Messi ❤❤❤❤

[@Rodney231]

This is why Pep is the greatest manager ever....after he leaves football, he will probably start getting his flowers but Ferdinand said it ...they beat this same Barcelona Team 1 year before but Barca under Pep was different level...Messi now being allowed to express himself in thr middle rsrher than being only in the right wing gave the Team a different dynamic... Xavi was no longer a bench player .

[@HeruHerwandi-v8w]

He is still in prime

[@craiglee3653]

My favourite thing about Messi is every time Ronaldo is crying, Messi is there smiling in the background 😂

[@flapsnakes]

The honesty...

[@gabrielmangano8174]

Mas allá de los comentarios hacia el GOAT, que pedazos de jugadores hubo en aquella época Ferd, Vidic, Pedro, Xavi, etc etc etc etc!!! Gracias a todos!

[@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158]

Whereas Barcelona were United's nemesis, as a Lpool fan 2 loses to Madrid hurts. Thing is that Barca team, no one could live with them, with Liverpool/Madrid in 18 we were unlucky, and Salah was taken out, the 2 blunders you can now put that diwn (plus Salah) to that gulipola Ramos, 22 was another case of we could have played for a week and not scored, Madrid, 1 chance, thats it....that's why against Spanish clubs if you get a chance you need to take it, Dortmund again last year.

[@SombreroFlicks]

UCL 18 could have gone either way but Karius had an awful day. In 2022 it was just super unlucky for Liverpool.

[@alexanderfiedorov925]

The reason I struggle to label Lionel Messi as the GOAT (me and a lot of people, including experts) is because everything he does looks so simple, yet it's flawless. His ability to sprint with the ball seemingly glued to his feet appears almost trivial, yet it’s nearly impossible for defenders to tackle him or for goalkeepers to anticipate when he’ll strike. Messi may not have been as magical as Ronaldinho or as universally brilliant as Pelé-nowhere near, in fact. But the way he performed those basic skills with near-perfection is something we may never see again. He was probably the most efficient player to ever grace the pitch.

[@jalesbarjo4740]

"Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is." Cruyff Messi is the exception to that rule.

[@jorgerosas6464]

"THEY TOOK OUR SOUL" CHILLS

[@user-xm9sb5zv8t]

However its been pricely and most Luckiest experience for any football star playing along or against the GOAT Messi

[@Fertvr22]

Y es Argentino.❤ GRACIAS A DIOS NACIÓ EN NUESTRA TIERRA..❤❤

[@Gregorrin]

This is the reason Man United (and English) fans to this day still hate on Barca, Messi and Pep. Cause they not only beat, but destroyed probably their best team, but especially their so-called best manager.

[@TheTyke]

No English fans hate Messi, Barca or Pep that I'm aware of? I will say I think Fergie is a better manager overall than Pep, as Pep effectively inherited his team as opposed to Fergie creating and growing his. I think overall Man U would have beaten Barca this match without Messi, but Messi is unbelievably good. No one is hating on Barca by pointing out that their entire team was built around him and without him they wouldn't have reached the heights they did. They would have still been one of the greatest teams of all time, many of their players playing for Spain around that time to great success, but they weren't the best and likely would have lost to Man U without Messi. But none of that is hate for Barca and especially not Messi. I don't know what gave you that idea other than projection against the English and English teams.

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

​@@TheTykenot true. I know Man U fans who hate Barcelona far more than Arsenal Chelsea or City

[@fallschirmjager0000]

He got stopped dead in his tracks by Germany in 2014, completely nulified, what a team that Germany was. Highest elo rating of any team in history.

[@HusainA10]

Bro, you should have more subscribers! Wow!! ❤

[@SombreroFlicks]

Thank you! This was my first video for this channel so not many people have watched it 😅😅

[@HusainA10]

@@SombreroFlicks But I've watched your all videos! You deserve appreciation bro! Can't wait for another videos of Messi destroying prime teams and prime players! ❤️

[@SombreroFlicks]

@@HusainA10 you are amazing! Thank you for the support!

[@ivann4512]

@@SombreroFlicks algorithm is a biatch in the beginning, here is a comment and a like to help a bit

[@SombreroFlicks]

@@ivann4512 You're awesome and I appreciate it!

[@haoyuwang3243]

I mean who else could possibly make Rio + Vidic shake their heads, these are our toughest fighters. #GGMU

[@Rh22-c9l]

The man keep playing this is unbelievable

[@johnathanZuniga]

God in 2009 and 2011 I could name u every name on both rosters. Now a days I hardly know more than 4 heads in united. The difference from than to now. I’m a Barca fan so of course I know the roster lol

[@SombreroFlicks]

Man Utd was probably the best club in the world during the 2000s overall, they even entered the decade as treble champions. It's sad really.

[@johnathanZuniga]

@@SombreroFlicks insane to think UTD is just another team now

[@SombreroFlicks]

@@johnathanZuniga Football changes, teams come and go. Man Utd will return.

[@sieger2096]

The one and only 🤩🤩

[@Marctastic1]

The greatest

[@HamoodiClash]

The shortest player in the field scored header against the tallest player 😂 that was Messi

[@torukmakto8262]

Would love to see Messi vs 2006/2007 AC Milan.

[@SombreroFlicks]

AC Milan was even better in 2005, it's a crime how they lost the UCL.

[@AJafet777]

Remember cristiano was on that match erased and for him to say that about Messi. You know who is the goat

[@AAb-xy6et]

Unicef Messi was probably the best Messi ever. Unicef Barcelona was the best football team I have ever seen in my life, just check out those matches, not the highlights, the entire matches.

[@SombreroFlicks]

Messi from 2008 until his injury in late 2012 was absolutely inconceivable.

[@redplague]

Rio Ferdinand has made a career out of reviewing his defending deficiencies.

[@SombreroFlicks]

Honesty-over-bias is a rare trait and i respect him for that.

[@redplague]

@@SombreroFlicks I think it's more a case of modesty over honesty and bias though. It would be nice to see him talk more about the things he did well once in a while.

[@kelvinllllll]

0:50 No. Barca were miles away better than united

[@howgow55]

No Messi was that good.. did u see him that season? He was insane

[@kelvinllllll]

@@howgow55Please read again what I said. Even without messi man utd quality and level is far behind

[@shakawatnoushad1412]

​@@howgow55 he meant Rio was wrong, they surely could have done it without Messi but that doesn't mean Messi ain't the Goat and doesn't mean he can't dictate the game on his own. Ofc he can do all sort of things but that Barca had a different quality.

[@simonbusquetspiquemucheriw9683]

Have you noticed that people who say Ronaldo is the are probably team mates or former teammates whereasfor Messi is a different story

[@nickcockayne7880]

I hear anyone compare Ronaldo against Messi in a favourable light and immediately switch off as their knowledge of football is clearly worthless.

[@chudydanny245]

Should i go, or Stay.....Vidic

[@spongeb27]

The way Ferdinand and Van Der Sar just stood and looked around, hands on hips, after Messi scored that header said it all

[@meibergstrmandersen9181]

GOAT

[@AlexandroDisla]

Ferguson just right now has lost his mind thinking J seung park would man marked messi

[@elleondejuda4681]

I think he is right about Barca with out messi they could of win the Champions

[@suukinsin6771]

The only way to win againts messi barcelona is by parking the bus 90 mins❤

[@shortvideos9955]

It would be grest to see at least one time Messi vs Ronaldo in final UCL but ...

[@SombreroFlicks]

But we did, in 2009.

[@shortvideos9955]

@SombreroFlicks yes, you are right, i mean when they were in their best around 2013-2015

[@aendo4667]

Yea I mean prime Messi is literally the best player in any sport ever so kinda understandable Rio😭😂

[@GeorgeLista]

Unplayable… perhaps the highest status you can achieve in-game.

[@Akshyay-g4c]

Man Utd just happened to be clashing with Prime Messi years…..

[@Korvah]

Should’ve could’ve would’ve

[@sieger2096]

Leo🎉👍🤟

[@sabda.saratustra]

Oh I realy hate my friend when they played Barcelona in PES 2010 back then.. 😂😂

[@bobbobbins4877]

All game Vidic was to closing Messi down, as a result Messi just exploited the space behind him. Then Vidic instead decided to stand off and Messi ran into the space and scored. Nothing worked.

[@stewartcameron1516]

Dear Rio could you please explain how somebody your size can't cut out a cross for the 2nd goal that lands on midget Messi head and then in the net ???

[@stephenyongnardi3002]

Imagine if this prime messi face against today MU

[@SombreroFlicks]

Prime Messi scored a 1st-half hat-trick against a strong Arsenal in 2012. Man Utd would prob park the bus to avoid humiliation.

[@louisrivera11]

the magic of HGHs

[@DIOS10]

Unplayable because defenders ain’t allowed to touch him or Ronaldo. Off course talent will shine through. But you want to see talent still shine when people make your life on pitch like hell, take you to hell but still strong enough to rise to the top. And that’s Diego Armando Maradona. Untouchable !!!!

[@jackxams]

With Edwin van der Sar on goal, still, he finds the back of the net.

[@SombreroFlicks]

It looked as if the defender covered that corner from Van der Sar's viewpoint, but Messi still took the shot and scored.