If you were ever a doubter, now's your chance to change your stance. This boy is magic through and through. With enough pace to chase down trains and fleet-footedness to inflict injuries without making contact, Mbappe continues to be a nightmare for defenders in Europe.
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Mbappe has shown no signs of slowing down and has been putting the ball in the night like some kind of weekend hobby. From 4 games in the month of January, Kylian Mbappe has scored 5 goals and laid out 2 assists.
With sterner tests to come in the form a rejuvenated Manchester United in the Champions League in the absence of Neymar, the time has come for Kylian Mbappe to truly step up and lay down a marker on this year's Ballon d'Or. And if what we've seen so far is anything to go by, he will definitely have booked a spot on the podium.
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Shambhu Ajith
Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.
For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.
Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.