Former Manchester City star Samir Nasri insists Ronaldinho was a bigger natural talent than Leo Messi.

Nasri was asked to compare the current and previous generation of great players.

And he told the AmineMaTue podcast: "Ronaldo and Ronaldinho in pure talent, if they had been serious, they would extinguish Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"What Ronaldinho does with a ball is unheard of."

Nasri hung up his boots last year.

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