English fans in disbelief as Wilfried Zaha turns into Lionel Messi for Ivory Coast

Who knew he had this in his locker?

Wilfried Zaha will forever be known as Sir Alex Ferguson's final signing at Manchester United before he retired but he failed to set the world alight when presented with the biggest opportunity of his career. The disappointing spell at Old Trafford resulted in him returning to Crystal Palace, where he has flourished under the dimmer lights. Zaha is one of few players to have represented two countries at senior level. The winger came on as a substitute for England, then managed by Roy Hodgson, in a friendly against Sweden in 2012 but due to a lack of chances, he decided to switch his international allegiances to the Ivory Coast last year. Zaha has since made five appearances for the country of his birth and, on Friday night, he happened to turn into Lionel Messi. https://twitter.com/bridges_tom/status/845368509681057792 In a friendly against Russia, the Palace winger showed the kind of footwork that explained why Fergie splashed out £10 million on him. He got the ball out of his feet and confidently ran at the Russian defence. He touched the ball just out of reach of one defender before dragging his studs over the top of the it, wrongfooting a second. Rather than cut inside, Zaha bolted past a third man before smashing the ball into the roof of the net. And English supporters couldn't quite believe that they had missed out on a talent capable of such magic. https://twitter.com/Bacoletplayer/status/845333092776759297 https://twitter.com/AwMarhal/status/845337054867345408 https://twitter.com/JBurtTelegraph/status/845341141960658944 https://twitter.com/eaglesboy2/status/845343224713633792 https://twitter.com/martinlaurence7/status/845343422479306753 https://twitter.com/S_MURLEY/status/845345806395854848 https://twitter.com/HDGamerDan/status/845363229211738114 https://twitter.com/jamesmbyrne/status/845364083465555968 https://twitter.com/Dwebbo86/status/845380124237320192 https://twitter.com/RicoMars17/status/845380360821243904