KYLIAN MBAPPE thinks he would have to play until he is EIGHTY to have enough time to shut everyone up.
Real Madrid fans jeered the £500,000-a-week-plus superstar regularly, blamed him for their trophyless season and even signed a petition pleading for his exit.
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Kylian Mbappe lit the tournament up with his second-half showing at the MetLife Credit: Getty
The Frenchman had a message for the haters after his World Cup double Credit: JattvibeSport
He doesn’t get it much easier from portions of the France faithful, either.
The captain, 27, has recently been accused of poor performances and lacking leadership as well as an alleged rift with N’Golo Kante – before admitting he is “hated too much” to want to be his country’s president.
But as is so often the case, he let his football do the real talking on the pitch in Les Bleus’ opening 3-1 win over Senegal.
After a slow start with just 14 touches in the first half – the fewest on the pitch – Mbappe responded in emphatic fashion with two superb goals, including his long-range blast deep into injury time.
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And then he said: “There’s no such thing as revenge.
“If I started playing to silence all the people who criticise me, I’d have to play until I was 80.
“I play to make history for my country and to help my team reach the final and win the World Cup.
“The rest will always be part of who I am and my career as a player.”
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Mbappe scored twice against Senegal including a belter for 3-1 Credit: Reuters
The brilliant brace saw Mbappe reach 14 World Cup goals, taking him just two behind all-time record-holder Miroslav Klose, and he will no doubt be eyeing the record against Iraq on Monday – before Lionel Messi has the chance to take the outright lead after his hat-trick heroics.
But one record the ex-PSG man did snatch on Tuesday was Olivier Giroud’s, becoming the top France scorer ever with No58.
Mbappe added: “I’m very happy to make more history for my country.
“It’s always something I’ve wanted to do. I’ve always placed that above everything else.
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“I’ll have time to think about these kinds of things later when I’ve stopped playing. Right now, I know why I’m here.
“We will keep trying to write the grand page of the history of the French team.”
William Saliba hailed Mbappe’s “crazy goal, a banger” while fellow goalscorer Bradley Barcola added: “I’m really proud of Kylian. What he’s doing is truly incredible.
“Every training session, every match, he always manages to amaze us, so it’s wonderful.
“I think he can get the World Cup record. We are going to do everything we can so that he scores as many goals as possible to help us, and we’re counting on him, for sure.”
