Messi, 39, leads the way in the World Cup Golden Boot race with five goals, after following up his hat-trick against Algeria with both goals Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria.
The former Barcelona star has had an incredible tournament so far and has proven to many that despite his age, he still has the quality to tear any team apart.
In an interview with DSports, Pedri praised Messi who was his teammate at the Catalan club during the 2020–21 season as the pair won the Copa del Rey:
"I had the luck of being able to play and train with him and I enjoyed and learned a lot from him. Now, well, I enjoy him very much.
"I think that many times you see the game on TV and if you just start looking at him, he is looking where the free gap is or where he is going to be able to receive alone, because of quality he is overflowing, he has more than all the others.
“He sees football a little before the others and knows where to be to score a goal. I think that what he does with the age he has, only he can do."
With 18 total goals, Messi is now the leading scorer in World Cup history as he surpassed Miroslav Klose’s tally of 16. He is one ahead of Vinicius Junior, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe as the Group Stage comes to a close.