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Lionel Messi tried and failed to 'do a Robbie Keane' against City last night

It was a mixed evening in general in the Champions League for the Barcelona superstar.

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WHATEVER ROBBIE KEANE can do, Lionel Messi canโ€™t do better?

The Barcelona superstar tried the move made famous by the Irish international, hiding behind goalkeeper Joe Hart in the hope that he would absent-mindedly drop the ball, in last nightโ€™s first-leg Champions League encounter.

However unlike Andy Marriott, Joe Hart noticed the striker looming behind him and didnโ€™t make the same mistake.

Of course, Keane himself probably took inspiration from the true innovator of the move, Dion Dublin (see below), who once left then-Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given rather red-faced.

Cue: lots of jokes about how Given is the only Irishman who doesnโ€™t know where Dublin is.

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    Mute Ger Ryan
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    Jun 25th 2015, 9:09 AM

    Iโ€™m sure the irony of Jim McGuinness revealing all in a book is not lost on Kevin Cassidy.

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    Jun 25th 2015, 6:38 AM

    Really hope he gets a good ghost writer (Keith Duggan or Kieran Shannon would be perfect) and this could be a belter of a book.

    No matter what your opinions on the football, heโ€™s a fiercely interesting guy.

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    Mute Paul Dunne
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    Jun 25th 2015, 5:17 PM

    fools and their money.

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    Jun 25th 2015, 7:29 AM

    Christ did this lad win a few championships or just one .

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    Jun 25th 2015, 9:16 AM

    He won it twice! Once as a player and once as the manager

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    Jun 25th 2015, 9:54 AM

    A book about how to play puke football

    No thanks

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    Mute Peter McGlynn
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    Jun 26th 2015, 8:02 AM

    3 out of 4 ulster championships too โ€“ u know the only one that counts really :-)

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    Mute Denis Fogarty
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    Jun 25th 2015, 1:37 PM

    Kevin Cassidy must be absolutely raging right now

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    Mute Paul Dunne
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    Jun 25th 2015, 10:23 AM

    chapter 1, refuse to play just strangle the life out of the opposition until they surrender the end.

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    Mute today
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    Jun 25th 2015, 11:09 AM

    Chapter 2 Uses if verbal abuse.

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    Jun 25th 2015, 11:11 AM

    You are very bitter Paul

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    Jun 25th 2015, 11:22 AM

    not a bit of it Joe .

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