What's a photograph of Lionel Messi doing at Manchester United?
The Barcelona star is used as an example of humility
Manchester United is one of Cristiano Ronaldo's homes. But it's not the Portugal star who has been chosen as a role model for the youngsters at the club's academy.
The opposite. The role model chosen is none other than Ronaldo's main rival, Lionel Messi. The Times have revealed that a dressing room at United's academy carries a photograph of the Barcelona man to remind the kids to stay humble.
In the photograph, Messi is pictured cleaning his boots atfer a game between Argentina and Croatia at West Ham's Upton Park in 2014.
The intention is to show the players that the best player in the world his humble enough to clean his dirty boots after a game.
In England, it's tradition for the players in the academy to clean the first team's boots and the image of Messi had a great impact on players like Scott McTominay, the Scotland international who has broken into the United team this season.
