<text>  Thierry Henry has spoken about former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messis ego and insists it is only natural for someone so talented to know he is that good. Messi put on a masterclass against Manchester City as he nutmegged James Milner and Fernandinho, and was only denied his ninth goal of the tournament by the brilliant Joe Hart. Messi is often described as humble when compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, but Henry feels the Argentina captain having an ego is far from a bad thing. Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has spoken about former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messis ego . Messi put on a masterclass against Manchester City on Wednesday night and only Joe Hart denied him . Messi was outstanding against City at the Nou Camp as he proved up there as the worlds best footballer . Im sad for him, and upset because people doubt him sometimes, said Sky Sports pundit Henry. They doubt him. How can you doubt a guy like that? He put himself on a level where its impossible for me to hear people doubting this man. What he has done we should all enjoy the guy, like we did tonight. It is a pleasure. He has an ego. Of course he has an ego. Do you think you do that without having an ego? Its not a bad thing. Having an ego is not a bad thing. Knowing that you are good. You need that. Lets all be honest. You need that. He just plays. If you ask him to play with you now just outside the dressing room, he will just want to have fun, perform and be the best out there. Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Henry was speaking on Sky Sports as a pundit for the match . Lineker feels Messi having an ego is not a bad thing as the Barca star should know how good he is . Messi might well be priceless as the Barcelona maestro yet again demonstrated his skills at the Nou Camp . It was an assist from Messi that created the games only goal against City as Ivan Rakitic was found in space to lob goalkeeper Hart in the 31st minute. Messis nutmegs left Milner on his backside, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola covering his face, Gary Neville labelling it barbaric and Twitter reacting to the maestros masterclass. Among those was Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, who went one further than just settling the debate about who is better between Messi and Real Madrids Ronaldo. Messi is indisputably the greatest player ever to don a pair of football boots, former England striker Lineker tweeted. Dont even attempt to argue the point. A measure of Messis greatness is that he makes world class players like Sergio Aguero and Luis Suarez look distinctly ordinary by comparison. England legend Gary Lineker settled the argument of whos better between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . Match of the Day presenter Lineker added more about Messis greatness following his masterclass . James Milner approaches Barcelona star Lionel Messi during their Champions League tie on Wednesday . Milner slides as Messi nutmegs him and ends up on his backside as the Barca star showed off his skills . Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola reacts to the nutmeg in the stands at the Nou Camp . Bayern Munich manager Guardiola reacts to the ridiculous skill from Messi during the Barca match . Manchester Uniteds Ashley Young was among those admiring the Barcelona star and wrote: Messi WOW Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin wrote that Guardiolas reaction said it all about Messis skills . Liverpool defender Jose Enrique wrote Messi could play against City on his own and still win the game Matt Le Tissier tweeted about how he was sitting back and watching Messi work his magic in Barcelona . Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland echoed Gary Neville by watching the game with my legs closed Dutch manager Ruud Gullit took to Twitter and added: OMG. Messi made Milner famous Former Chelsea player Andre Schurrle wrote about Messis nutmegs: Again and again and again... Darts player Adrian Jackpot Lewis wrote on Twitter that Messi could nutmeg a mermaid Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward simply used the hashtag Messi with prayer emoticons . Former Manchester United and now-Leicester City forward Tom Lawrence added: Messi is a joke Yannick Bolasie tweeted Messi is something else as Barcelona gave Manchester City a masterclass . Boltons on-loan midfielder Barry Bannan wrote Messi aint human after his ridiculous skills . VIDEO Enrique hails special night for Barca . 