HOW TO MESS WITH MBAPPE

England coach will use blueprint for dealing with Argentine genius to keep French superstar quiet

- Matthew Dunn in Doha

GARETH SOUTHGATE'S assistant Steve Holland admits the plan to stop Kylian Mbappe on Saturday could be Messi.

Well, Messi 2.0 to be more precise, as Holland plans to dust down a decade-old dossier drawn up in his Chelsea days.

When Roberto di Matteo took over from Luiz Felipe Scolari in mid-season at the Blues, Barcelona were strong favourites to beat 12 Chelsea in the two-legged 2012 Champions League semi-final.

Lionel Messi had already scored 14 goals in the competition that season and 63 in all competitions and most pundits expected the Argentina maestro to beat the Premier League side all on his own.

However, with a narrow 1-0 win under their belts at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea held on for a memorable 2-2 in the Nou Camp despite having skipper John Terry sent off earlier in the game. By the same token, Mbappe arrives at the Al Bayt Stadium with five goals, putting him clear at the top of the World Cup Golden Boot table in Qatar and playing the sort of football which many say is unstoppable.