His goal scoring record might not be high against the English teams but his performances have always been of a very good to sublime (as we found unfortunately) standard. He destroyed ourselves and Arsenal in recent years and although his numbers may not be what they are over here as they are in Spain, they wouldn't need to be.I don't think he'd struggle, but wasn't the first goal he scored in England the penalty against us? His record is strangely poor
Players like Messi are few and far between and when they come along they can play at any level in any country.
I very much doubt we'll be fortunate enough to see him at the Etihad other than if we draw Barca but if we did, well that's when we become top dogs.