Lionel Messi showed off yet again why he is an eight-time Ballon d'Or winner as he gathered six goal contributions against the New York Red Bulls.

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• Messi scores and bags five assists
• Sets two MLS records against NYRB
• Leaves Twellman stunned with performance

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Major League Soccer witnessed the Argentine's magic yet again as the 36-year-old managed to garner five assists in the second half of the game and also scored once as Inter Miami cruised to a 6-2 win to secure their position atop the Eastern Conference. Former New England Revolution and MLS pundit Taylor Twellman was left stunned by the former Barcelona man's record-breaking performance.

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• WHAT TWELLMAN SAID

  He wrote on X: "Messi has 10G/11A and he missed 4 games!!!!!!! Who's having a laugh now????? my god."

  Twellman had previously posted: "I mean…..@InterMiamiCFare just running ALL OVER the @NewYorkRedBulls….. Suarez with 3G…Messi with 6 goal contributions….Rojas sub starts with 2G/1A!!!!! the fact they still have a senior@MLS roster spot open…….HA!"

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  During the match, Messi made multiple MLS records for the Herons as he became the player with the most assists in a single match and the most goal contributions in a single match. The Argentine now has 23 goals and assists in just 11 matches this year in all competitions.

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• WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI?

  The Argentine will in action up next when the Herons take on Montreal on Saturday, May 4 as they look to increase the gap between themselves and Cincinnati in the Eastern Conference.

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