article_snippet: Sat inside a crammed central London sandwich shop, the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo flashes those world-renowned pearly whites.
article_snippet: After the week Lionel Messi’s had, football’s greatest ever knew exactly what was coming.
article_snippet: As Thierry Henry said of the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday, you don’t get to be this good without having a bit of an ego.
article_snippet: A beaming the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to take a bite from a footlong as former Liverpool striker  
article_snippet: The Brazilian great was in good form ahead of Sunday's mouthwatering match on Merseyside .
article_snippet: Three months after leaving a Brazilian hospital following a urinary tract infection and now with a clean bill of health, the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo has plenty to tell.
article_snippet: the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo explains Steven GerrardLionel Messi’s decision to jet off to America this summer as one taken to wind down, relax and retire, while the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo considers Liverpool’s clash against Manchester United to be matched only by El Clasico in terms of global appeal.
article_snippet: And the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo cites the reason for a lack of success internationally as being largely down to our best players finding our best players finding themselves
article_snippet: Not shy, Lionel Messi is more than happy to settle debates which have raged in pubs and on concourses across Europe for the best part of a decade.
article_snippet: Lionel Messi never plays badly and is a very quiet guy.
article_snippet: I think I was a little better in the air,’ Lionel Messi adds.
highlights_snippet: Ahead of Liverpool's game with Manchester United, the Brazilian great compared the tie to El Clasico .