Argentina’s campaign for the 2018 World Cup didn’t end well. Actually, they were pretty bad. You can see why a lot of pressure was put on Lionel Messi, especially as he was instrumental in scraping through the qualifying rounds. But it’s no surprise that his international future is still a talking point.
“I don’t understand why it’s not being used now. I haven’t asked. I haven’t enquired. I had no idea that it wasn’t going to be used.
“In all the friendlies, it has always been available. Probably, for some reason, it will not be used now. I just found out.”
The Manchester United ‘keeper isn’t done there. Nope. He thinks that if a number is vacant – even Messi’s – then anyone in the team should be able to use it.
“If Leo returns, it’s normal that he is the owner of the No.10 and the captain’s armband – no-one on the inside or outside has any doubt about that.
“But if it’s a number that is available for a friendly and Leo is not here, then anyone can use it. We already know that if he is here, it will be his, so then there’s no problem.”
