WAYNE ROONEY has chosen Lionel Messi as his ‘GOAT’ footballer over ex-Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo hit out at Rooney in his explosive interview with Piers Morgan earlier this week, calling him a ‘rat’ .

Rooney said: “Everyone has different views on [Lionel] Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo but I have said many times that I think Messi is the best.

“He has everything – the way he controls games, his dribbling, his assists whereas Ronaldo is more of a goal scorer.”;

Meanwhile, United Alejandro Garnacho has won Manchester United’s player of the month award for November.

Garnacho scored United’s last-gasp winner against Fulham in their final Premier League outing before the World Cup.

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