Pep Guardiola believes staying calm will be key in the Premier League as Manchester City try and hunt down the sides above them in the second half of the season.
09.12.2023 - 14:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Crystal Palace midfielder Jefferson Lerma has named former Manchester United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player he has faced, ahead of Lionel Messi.
Lerma faced Messi while at Levante in Spain but says his battles against Ronaldo, then of United, while plying his trade in England were his toughest. He faces another superstar, Mohamed Salah, in Saturday’s lunchtime clash with Liverpool.
The 29-year-old says he relishes coming up against the top players, including Ronaldo, and hailed the qualities they possess. Speaking to talkSPORT, Lerma was asked which player was the best he has faced in his career.
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“It’s very difficult to say [who’s the best I’ve faced] but probably Cristiano Ronaldo,” he stated. “They’re totally different but they’re all at the top of their game for a reason: they work hard, and that’s why they’re so successful.”
Lerma added: “I’ve been lucky enough to come up against some of the biggest stars, Messi and Ronaldo in their best moments.
“That’s given me more experience to come up against such good players. In terms of coming up against another great player in Salah, the most important thing is to stop him from having a good game.”
Ronaldo played his 1,200th career match on Friday and marked the occasion by scoring his 19th goal of the season in Al-Nassr’s 4-1 win over Al-Riyadh. He is closing in on 750 career club goals, of which 145 came at United.
He scored 27 goals during his 15-month second stint at Old Trafford before leaving in November last year amid a public fall out with Erik ten Hag. He moved to Saudi Arabia in January and has since scored 33 goals
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