Manchester United F.C. — Best pictures!

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured) last night accomplished what he had been trying unsuccessfully to do for three weeks running: take the top spot from Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the FTBL World Top 23 for midfielders.

Manchester United’s main attack weapon Wayne Rooney will attempt to forget his recent relative lack of form and, as Thierry Henry in the opposite side, reclaim the top spot in the FTBL rating of English players in tonight’s Champions League final.

The top of the FTBL Top 23 for midfielders has remained unchanged for more than three weeks now, with Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo installed comfortably at the helm and Barcelona’s prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured) engaged in what looks increasingly

Wolfsburg’s Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko (pictured) is the top-rated European player at the moment with 258.19 points, a consolation prize after he was toppled by Atletico Madrid’s Uruguayan forward Diego Forlan as the highest rated player in the world.

We are just a few days from finding out whether Manchester United will be the first team to retain the Champions League title and whether Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar can justify his first place in the FTBL rating of best goalkeepers in the world.