Rio Ferdinand has offered his perfect score prediction as Manchester United take on Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
The former Unite d defender is a pundit on BT Sport for the second leg tie and he explained how he wanted to see Messi add to his legendary status with a few goals but only if United win the tie.
Hes said: "The measure of the player is that I’m coming here and I want Manchester United to do well as a former Man United player, but I want Messi to come here and score two or three goals.
"Man United win 5-3. But that’s how great this player is. You’re just happy to be a part of greatness and see it live."
Fellow ex- United man Owen Hargreaves also gave his verdict on the game and what to expect from Messi.
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"I think we might be in for another Messi masterclass.
"I hope he puts on a show but maybe he just doesn’t score again.
"But I think we’re going to see something special from him because that knock he got from Chris [Smalling], it obviously did affect him in that first game."
Ferdinand also discussed what it is like to face the Argentine playmaker.
He added: "Sometimes you’ve got to just shoo him away from your area because I think the worst thing you can do to some players is give them a kick.
"I think Messi’s the type of person that he would have gone home, watched that and I wouldn’t be surprised if Messi’s got it in his mind to really take this game by the scruff of its neck."
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