Aston Villa star Ashley Young admits he loves watching Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
Young admits he's glued to the television screen whenever the ace midfielder is playing - and generally wowing the football world with scintillating performances.
He told Villa's website: "I have always said he's the best player in the world - and he proves it every week.
"There's a lot of comparison between him and Cristiano Ronaldo but I'd definitely say Messi is the best.
"When you watch him, you're just mesmerised by everything he does. He's just a fantastic world-class player.
"I think the only thing he hasn't won is the World Cup with Argentina. Even putting that aside, no-one can argue that he's the best player on the planet.
"I try to watch him as much as possible, whenever Barcelona are on really.
"People will talk about the positives of his game but the fact is I don't think there's any negatives at all.
"He's got everything. He can score, set up chances, pass, dribble - I have even seen him score headers - and people would say for his size that might be a weak point but it's not.
"Everything about his game brings so much to the team. But their whole team is full of world-class players."
