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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have all punished Premier League clubs over the years. Despite Messi having never played in England's top-flight, the Paris Saint-Germain star has still strutted his stuff against opposition from across the Channel during Champions League ties.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo played over 50 times more against the Premier League’s ‘big six’ than Messi. He played in a grand total of eight Premier League campaigns across his two stints with Manchester United.
However, despite both Ballon d'Or winners having proven themselves against the best that the Premier League has had to offer, some fans still doubt that Messi would cut it on English shores.
Messi vs Ronaldo - who is the GOAT? It is the biggest conundrum in football since the 'Diego Maradona or Pele?' debate. So who really is the greatest of all time? Never mind who you prefer, we will take a look at how the pair actually shape up against the big six clubs so you can be fully armed with facts in the eternal argument.
Also Read: El-Clasico stats since Messi left Barcelona
Messi vs Ronaldo | Records compare against big six English clubs
1. Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo:
- Games: 5
- Goals: 3
- Assists: 0
- Goals + assists: 0
- Penalties: 0
- Free-kicks: 0
- Minutes per goal: 122
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 122
- Minutes per goal or assist: 122
Lionel Messi:
- Games: 6
- Goals: 4
- Assists: 0
- Goals + assists: 4
- Penalties: 0
- Free-kicks: 0
- Minutes per goal: 128
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 128
- Minutes per goal or assist: 128
2. Manchester City
Cristiano Ronaldo:
- Games: 15
- Goals: 5
- Assists: 1
- Goals + assists: 6
- Penalties: 1
- Free-kicks: 1
- Minutes per goal: 229
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 287
- Minutes per goal or assist: 191
Lionel Messi:
- Games: 8
- Goals: 7
- Assists: 2
- Goals + assists: 9
- Penalties: 1
- Free-kicks: 0
- Minutes per goal: 102
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 120
- Minutes per goal or assist: 80
3. Arsenal
Cristiano Ronaldo:
- Games: 18
- Goals: 9
- Assists: 1
- Goals + assists: 10
- Penalties: 2
- Free-kicks: 1
- Minutes per goal: 173
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 223
- Minutes per goal or assist: 156
Lionel Messi:
- Games: 6
- Goals: 9
- Assists: 1
- Goals + assists: 10
- Penalties: 2
- Free-kicks: 0
- Minutes per goal: 59
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 76
- Minutes per goal or assist: 53
4. Liverpool
Cristiano Ronaldo:
- Games: 14
- Goals: 3
- Assists: 1
- Goals + assists: 4
- Penalties: 1
- Free-kicks: 0
- Minutes per goal: 378
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 568
- Minutes per goal or assist: 284
Lionel Messi:
- Games: 4
- Goals: 2
- Assists: 0
- Goals + assists: 2
- Penalties: 0
- Free-kicks: 1
- Minutes per goal: 180
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 180
- Minutes per goal or assist: 180
5. Chelsea
Cristiano Ronaldo:
- Games: 17
- Goals: 2
- Assists: 2
- Goals + assists: 4
- Penalties: 0
- Free-kicks: 0
- Minutes per goal: 667
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 667
- Minutes per goal or assist: 333
Lionel Messi:
- Games: 10
- Goals: 3
- Assists: 3
- Goals + assists: 6
- Penalties: 0
- Free-kicks: 0
- Minutes per goal: 278
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 278
- Minutes per goal or assist: 139
6. Tottenham
Cristiano Ronaldo:
- Games: 20
- Goals: 14
- Assists: 4
- Goals + assists: 18
- Penalties: 4
- Free-kicks: 0
- Minutes per goal: 107
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 150
- Minutes per goal or assist: 83
Lionel Messi:
- Games: 2
- Goals: 2
- Assists: 0
- Goals + assists: 2
- Penalties: 0
- Free-kicks: 0
- Minutes per goal: 58
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 58
- Minutes per goal or assist: 58
Messi vs Ronaldo | Overall Stats
Cristiano Ronaldo
- Games: 89
- Goals: 36
- Assists: 9
- Goals + assists: 45
- Penalties: 8
- Free-kicks: 2
- Minutes per goal: 195
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 251
- Minutes per goal or assist: 156
Lionel Messi
- Games: 36
- Goals: 27
- Assists: 6
- Goals + assists: 33
- Penalties: 3
- Free-kicks: 1
- Minutes per goal: 114
- Minutes per non-penalty goal: 128
- Minutes per goal or assist: 93