Aymeric Laporte names his toughest opponent

Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has named the toughest opponent he has faced as a defender.

The French international named Barcelona star Lionel Messi as his best opponent.

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— Aymeric Laporte (@Laporte) November 9, 2020

Laporte faced the Argentine superstar during his time at Athletic Bilbao and it seems that Messi managed to make quite an impression on him.

Lionel Messi is arguably the best player of his generation and it is hardly surprising that top class defenders like Laporte found it difficult to play against him.

The Barcelona star has put on some splendid displays against Bilbao in the past and Laporte has seen up close what damage the Argentine can do on his day.

The 26 year old defender joined Manchester City for a fee of £57 million and he has proven to be a brilliant acquisition for the Premier League side so far.

It would be fair to say that the Manchester City defender has managed to adapt to the Premier League with ease and he has hardly struggled against any of the Premier League attackers so far.

However, the Frenchman has had his fair share of injury problems since his move to England and Manchester City will be hoping that he can stay fit and helped them win the Premier League title once again this year.