Kylian Mbappe has been studying Cristiano Ronaldo since he was six years old.
As a kid in Bondy with big ambitions, Mbappe would scrutinise Ronaldo’s post-match interviews, taking note of the questions that he faced before coming up with his own answers for an imaginary interviewer. The practice has proven invaluable.
A squall of microphones were jammed in front of Mbappe once again after he captained France to a 14-0 drubbing of Gibraltar during November’s international break. It’s easy to get lost in the records that France sent tumbling with that humbling – spare a thought for Warren…