Football news - Messi's left foot, Neymar's right - Mbappe builds his perfect footballer
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ByEurosport
Updated 14/11/2018 at 18:25 GMT
Kylian Mbappe has built his perfect footballer but decided to leave himself out.
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (L) and Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe react at the end of the French L1 football match Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs Angers (SCO), on August 25, 2018 at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
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Mbappe, 19, joined PSG in the summer of 2017 and recently helped France to win the World Cup.
He is one of the favourites for the Ballon d'Or following his exploits, but when asked to build his perfect footballer he chose not to put himself in.
Instead, he went for some pretty recognisable names.
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Argentina's forward Lionel Messi congratulates France's forward Kylian Mbappe (R) at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between France and Argentina at the Kazan Arena in Kazan on June 30, 2018
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"I would choose Messi's left foot, Neymar's right foot, Cristiano's mentality and Buffon's class," he told ESPN in an interview.
Which Mbappe's part? There's no need, it's good just like this!
Mbappe's performances at such a young age, particularly on the world stage, has led to some comparisons with Pele but the forward was keen to play down those suggestions.
"Of course I was very happy, very proud, but this is a difficult comparison," he said.
"I don't think anyone can do it like he did on his day. There's only one Pele, he's unique.
"I didn't give too much attention to it, because no-one will ever be like Pele."
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