The two great figures of modern soccer, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, have dominated all aspects of the sport since their debut and continue to make history where they still

Messi's unparalleled total makes Ronaldo's five seem a little insignificant in comparison, and while the latter's haul is still nothing short of sensational, the GOAT debate often centres around who has been crowned the world's best on the most occasions.

A world-class player himself, the Liverpool-born midfielder was also always full of praise for his peers and once claimed an England star was as good as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – he tipped the forward to be the Three Lions’ main man ahead of the 2010 World Cup and ‘shoot England to glory’.