[Trending News] Moment ex-Celtic star compared to Lionel Messi as fans rave over EPL masterclass

YOU need to do something special to be compared to one of the all time greats.

And this former Celtic midfielder and current Scotland star did exactly that in the Premier League today – helping his side to a 3-1 win.

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The match was level at 0-0 on the 13th minute before he stepped up to turn the game on its head.

Two minutes later it was 2-0 after he picked out his team-mate with a sensational cross who found the net, before he scored from distance to double the lead shortly after the restart.

Ryan Christie’s masterclass for Bournemouth this afternoon left fans feeling they had just watched Lionel Messi in the flesh.

The 29-year-old was the star of the show at St. Mary’s as the Cherries continued their stunning unbeaten run, stretching their streak to X games.

Bournemouth are now in fifth place and just one point behind Manchester City who occupy the last Champions League spot.

Christie has been a revelation for Andoni Iraoli’s side after adopting a new deeper role in midfield.

But it was his attacking play that earned him all the plaudits in his latest outing down south.

Christie whipped in a terrific ball from deep for Dango Ouattara to head home which gave Bournemouth the lead after 14 minutes.

It was a pinpoint cross from the former Celtic and Inverness Caley Thistle man which gave his team-mate the perfect chance to beat Aaron Ramsdale at his back post.

And just moments after the game got back underway, Ramsdale was beaten again.

This time it was Christie who found the back of the net with a long-range strike after finding space on the edge of the box, with Justin Kluivert finding him with a lay-off.

It was a perfect couple of minutes for Christie and Bournemouth.

And fans were blown away by the quick turnaround, and the Scotland star’s involvement.

Reacting to the two goals on social mediaone fan aimed a dig at the hosts while praising Christie.

The post read: “You know your team is bad when Ryan Christie turns up as Lionel Messi.”

Someone else commented: “Ryan Christie may have had the most unbelievable two minutes I’ve ever seen.”

Another wrote: “Ryan Christie is so underrated. That guy’s a baller.”

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