Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has defended Argentina teammate Lionel Messi.

The Barcelona captain was again criticised at home after Argentina's Copa America flop. He has since been suspended over comments about the officiating.

Rojo said, “Messi dropped some big bombs.

"I know that he gets hot about it because he would always show it in the matches but he never let it show.

"He's good as a leader, be it on or off the pitch, he showed it."