Barcelona assistant coach Eusebio Sacristan has likened Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas to their young star Lionel Messi.

He told El Mundo Deportivo: "He is among the top class of players like Messi, very young with a very good winning mentality for his team.

"For one so young, that he is able to become leader of an important team demonstrates his quality, his character and his mentality are worthy of praise."