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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Liverpool defender, Jose Enrique, has labelled Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi as the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) after the Argentine made a stellar debut for his team on Friday.<\/p>\n

Messi scored a late free-kick in injury time to ensure Inter Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-1 in a Leagues Cup encounter.<\/p>\n

The former Barcelona captain came on as a 54th minute substitute during the encounter.<\/p>\n

Messi\u2019s performance for Inter Miami sent USA football fans into a frenzy.<\/p>\n

After the game, Messi wrote on Instagram: \u201cLET\u2019S GO!!! It was very important to start this @leaguescup with a victory for us and also for all our people. We continue…\u201d<\/p>\n

His post has already amassed close to 12million likes on Instagram and several celebrities, including fellow players have reacted.<\/p>\n

Responding to Messi\u2019s post, Enrique, who represented clubs like Liverpool and Newcastle United in the Premier League, left a GOAT emoji in the comments.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Liverpool defender, Jose Enrique, has labelled Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi as the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) after the Argentine made a stellar debut for his team on Friday. Messi scored a late free-kick in injury time to ensure Inter Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-1 in a Leagues Cup encounter. 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