"Messi is spectacular. It's a privilege to play with him, he always surprises, he's from another planet."

Barcelona right-back *Nelson Semedo *on The Best FIFA Men's Player 2017 finalist Lionel Messi, speaking with the club's website following their 6-1 win over Eibar in La Liga which Messi scored four goals

"That's the beauty of social media. They're always going to put up the one goal that flies in the top corner, but if they filmed the other 99.9 per cent of training, they'd look at his laughable shooting!"

West Ham goalkeeper *Joe Hart *comments about a video circulating of team-mate Pablo Zabaleta scoring a goal on him in training, speaking with the BBC

"They made me watch Maradona's goal, it was harder for him, so let's leave the comparison. It's thanks to my team-mates if I'm able to score goals like that. I am not Lionel Messi, I'm not Maradona, I'm just Dries and I'm happy with that."

Napoli forward *Dries Mertens *speaks with Mediaset Premium about his goal in his team's 4-1 over Lazio

"Everybody praises Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe but nobody talks about Rashford in this country. Because he's English we just say 'he plays on the left wing, he's OK'. He is up there with Dembele and Mbappe, who also play on either wing. People say you have to play Rashford as a centre forward but you can play him anywhere because he is good enough. Rashford is in the same bracket as those two - £100m-£150m players - he is every bit as good as those two and can be in the future because he is improving every season. He broke in under Louis van Gaal and set the world on fire, in his second season under Jose Mourinho everyone thought he wouldn't play but he did in all the big games. Now he is adding goals to his game and he can be absolutely world class."

Former England and Manchester United defender Phil Neville speaks with Sky Sports about Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford's qualities

"It's a dream come true that I've had since I was a child. It was an important evening for me and my father. I have not left school, but this year I’ll have a private tutor to help me after my morning training sessions. My father has been following my career since I was little and it’s wonderful that he was so moved. He always took me to training, even in the cold and rain. He’s the one who keeps me on the right path in football, while my mother makes sure I study at school."

Sixteen-year-old Genoa forward *Pietro Pellegri *tells Mediaset about his relationship with his father, Marco, who was seen crying on the sidelines after seeing his son score in their 3-2 defeat by Lazio