Manchester United legend Gary Neville is backing former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo to surpass Barcelona star Lionel Messi in terms of career success.

Ronaldo and Messi have fought over the tag of world's best player for the last 10 years.

Both have fired in the goals for Real Madrid and Barcelona during the Spanish duo's period of dominance.

Neville told Sky Sports: "I think he'll play for longer than Lionel Messi.

“I think he'll score more goals in the end and will go on to do incredible things.

"I think he'll go on for a long, long time."