Posted by Chinenye on Tue 10th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has praised Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal, saying he is doing things at 19 that Messi and Ronaldo had not achieved at the same age. His
(Steven Gerrard. Photo by The Sun Nigeria)
Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has said Barcelona's Lamine Yamal is more advanced at 19 than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were at that age.
Speaking in a interview Gerrard said he has never seen a 19 years old do what Yamal is doing on the pitch.
He said Ronaldo was less developed than Yamal at 19.
He also said that, from his experience playing against Messi as a youngster, Messi was probably less advanced at that age too.
Yamal broke into Barcelona's first team in 2023.
He has come close to winning the Ballon d'Or in the past two years, finishing behind Ousmane Dembele and Harry Kane.