Ballon d'Or Power Ranking: January 2019

#6 Kylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe is well on his path to becoming the successor to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. With 13 goals and 4 assists so far from just 9 Ligue 1 starts, at PSG, Mbappe is making mincemeat out of hapless defenders and giving opposition managers a nightmare.

Mbappe had a relatively quiet December. However, he was the standout performer for Paris Saint-Germain in their 1-4 drubbing of FK Crvena Zvezda in the UEFA Champions League as he scored once and set up two other goals.

His turn of pace continues to be a problem sans a solution for most defenders on the face of this planet and he will continue to be one of the greatest assets of the French national team as well.

About the author

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.

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