There are levels to these things and Real Madrid has proven again that they are a classy team. I remember back then, Rashford has said in several occasions that Ronaldo is the best player but after he signed for Barcelona, immediately, he proclaimed Messi the best which brought back the old argument that Barcelona forces it players to say that their own is the best. Mastantuono press conference was few days ago and he proclaimed that Messi was the best player for him and their was no fuss or anything from Real Madrid. Class is indeed permanent.
Interestingly, both players are no longer playing in Europe, but people still debate who is the best between the two, CR7 and LM10. It's hard to forget that CR7 is synonymous with Real Madrid. He was one of the players who contributed to Real Madrid's success, just as LM10 was able to lead Barcelona to the pinnacle of glory and achieve even more.
It's natural for Rashford to say that CR7 was the best when he was at Manchester United, because CR7 was indeed one of the best players Manchester United ever had, and Rashford played alongside the superstar. And when he moved to Barcelona, his views on who the best player was suddenly changed, and he said that LM10 was the best. But this wasn't a problem; it was a way for him to be accepted into the team and avoid the pressure from his new teammates at Barcelona, who so highly revered LM10.