In 04/05 when Messi was 17 he had 9 appearances and scored 1 goal. No one showed what Yamal did in "his early days", not Rio's fault our ex-coach refused to play him a bit more. Rio was winning Motms in most of the games he played. Debuts for England, wins Man of the Match again.
I love Rio but he hasn't shown what Yamal showed in his early days to be getting shouted as almost a shoe-in for the LW position. Let's be serious please.