Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has questioned whether Chelsea star Eden Hazard will reach the heights of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in his career.
The Belgium international has been a standout player for the Blues this season having scored 13 goals and eight assists in 32 appearances.
The 24-year-old is favourite to be named the PFA Players' Player of the Year by the end of the season, but Scholes believes that Hazard may struggle to become one of the world's best.
"One thing I do wonder with Hazard is whether he has that hunger to score goals that you see in Ronaldo, Messi and [Luis] Suarez," Scholes wrote in The Independent.
"Those are players who have a ferocious appetite to put the ball in the net. They're unstoppable. Hazard seems to me to be a relatively gentle soul. One who is just as happy skipping past a couple of opponents and putting it on a plate for a teammate.
"He does that very well, and I have no doubt he will deserve his accolade at the PFA awards. Playing the way he does, under pressure to score goals and make them, is not easy and he has been a big part of Chelsea's success. But in this modern age, if he wishes to challenge the achievements of Messi and Ronaldo then he will have to prove that he can match their relentless desire to score goals."
Hazard joined Chelsea from Lille in 2012.
Danielle Joynson
