Former Barcelona midfielder Ludovic Giuly rates PSG whiz Kylian Mbappe a better pro than Lionel Messi.

Speaking about his former teammate Messi, Giuly pointed out that the Argentine struggled to look after his body when he was a teenager, a problem Mbappe doesn't have.

"Messi debuted at 17 years of age, the same as Mbappe," the retired Frenchman told Le10Sport.

"He has a lot of potential and has everything he needs to be a great player.

"He is a professional and has his head screwed on.

"Mbappe is more professional than Messi was at his age and Mbappe knows how to look after his body better [than Messi did].

"Messi had a lot of health issues during his development and it was more complicated for him.

"Mbappe has the advantage of knowing his body and being able to recover well."