"Throughout my entire career, there has been only one player who impressed me as much as Messi when I first saw him against my Juventus at the Joan Gamper trophy, and that is Radamel Falcao," Capello was quoted as saying by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"He is a fantastic striker, without a doubt the best around at the moment."

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Arsenal have made enquiries about luring Didier Drogba away from Shanghai Shenhua, according to a report in the Sun.
The Ivorian was the Chinese club's marquee summer signing, being lured to the Far East on the back of his Champions League-winning exploits with Chelsea.
The forward has since found himself stuck in the middle of a power struggle at the club - which could result in Shenhua looking to offload the 34-year-old.
Arsenal are aware of the unrest in Shanghai and it is claimed they view Drogba as the man to fill the goalscoring void left by Robin van Persie's departure to Manchester United.
The Gunners have made an unbeaten start to the Premier League, but have netted just two goals in those three games. The lack of goals is threatening to undermine the defensive steel found since Steve Bould started work with the back line and manager Arsene Wenger is looking at ways of making improvements.
The transfer window is closed until January, but the Sun are saying Arsenal are weighing up the prospect of a bid.

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Robin van Persie injured in Netherlands World Cup qualifier

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie was taken off during the Netherlands' 4-1 World Cup qualifying win in Hungary with a thigh injury.

Manager Louis van Gaal moved to play down fears by claiming the substitution had been a "precautionary measure".
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"It does not seem to be too serious, but we did not want to take any risks," Van Gaal told Dutch broadbaster SBS6.

Van Persie, 29, has scored four goals in three matches since joining United from Arsenal in a £24m deal last month.

Van Persie also scored in the Netherlands' 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory against Turkey on Friday.

Shinji Kagawa is another injury worry for United having missed Japan's World Cup qualifying victory over Iraq with a back injury.

"I felt a twinge in the back during practice when I was on the ball. I had some treatment but didn't want to risk causing the team trouble by playing," Kagawa told the Kyodo news agency.

"Obviously it's a shame I wasn't able to play. It's not that serious and I don't think it will keep me out for long."

United play Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday.

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