evidence: "But Messi, for me, is more of a team player. If he's in on goal, he'll look for a pass as well as obviously posting really, really good numbers individually as well." Gerrard is not the only football legend to have changed their mind on the debate, with Frank Lampard also making a similar switch. When asked to choose between the pair back in 2020, Lampard went with the Argentine icon. He said: "I'm gonna go Messi on this on pure, natural talent. But what Ronaldo has done has been absolutely incredible." However, just one year later Lampard switched his answer to Ronaldo, having had his mind changed after watching Neville and Jamie Carragher debate the issue on an episode of Sky Sports' Monday Night Football. Speaking to Neville on the Overlap, Lampard explained: "You know what, I've always been a Messi man… and then I watched your debate with Jamie Carragher recently.