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‘Ayling > Messi’ – Plenty of Leeds United fans are loving this comparison

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Leeds United right-back Luke Ayling has been a revelation in the Premier League this season.

The Whites came into the Premier League and, barring four major signings, left the first-team untouched.

That gave the chance for the promotion-winners to prove they deserve their shot at the top flight.

We’ve proven how much we deserve to play against the league’s best and Luke Ayling has been one of the standouts in that regard.

Marauding down to the wing alongside Raphinha and Helder Costa, he’s been outstanding from the start of the season.

His defending has never come into question, but how he carries the ball has clearly caught the eye.

A stat reveal via RouteOneFootball on Twitter showed that Ayling leads the way in Europe’s top five leagues for ball progressions.

Interestingly, he’s comfortably clear of a certain Lionel Messi:

It’s confirmation of how good Ayling is with the ball at his feet and plenty of fans were loving this stat…

It’s incredible to see that he’s at the very top of the charts.

Not just in the mix, but head and shoulders above the best players in the world.

Ayling has definitely showed Arsenal they made a mistake to let him go so early in his career.

He’s more than capable of playing against the best players in the league.

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