Kevin-Prince Boateng has admitted his admiration for "incredible" Barcelona strike partner Lionel Messi, stating that the Argentine is near-unstoppable when he is at his best.
Boateng has seen his time on the pitch alongside Messi limited to a handful of cameos since arriving at Camp Nou on loan from Sassuolo at the start of 2019.
Nevertheless, he is in no doubt that La Pulga has no peers when it comes to pure footballing talent.
"When you play against [Messi], you see that he is strong. When you play with him every day, you can see how incredible he is," the well-travelled forward explained to Goal and DAZN.
"If he feels like it, he scores two or three goals. If we fall behind with 1-0, he gets angry, scores three goals and then we go home with an easy win.
"Of course [Messi is a leader]. If you have a player in the team who can decide every game, he is a leader. Lionel does not talk much in the locker room, but when it comes down to it, he talks.
"He is so strong that you have to follow him."