As he embarrasses Malang Sarr in Chelsea training, Kante transforms into Messi.

Malang Sarr may no longer believe N'Golo Kante is the "nicest man in football." 

Chelsea's footage of Kante humiliating Sarr with a slick nutmeg in training on his route to a brilliant solo goal went viral on social media.

Centre-back Sarr might have gone crazy after that, too, but not in a good way. 

With the ball hugging his feet at great speed, midfielder Kante twisted and danced around Sarr and Co before flicking it home with the outside of his left foot.

Sarr was left on his backside, while Blues fans were left scratching their heads for superlatives. 

Sarr, on the other hand, received as much criticism as admiration for his fellow Frenchman.

When a fan commented, "Sarr made him look like Messi," the response was, "Kante made himself look like Messi." 

"Imagine what Mahrez, Saint Maximin, and Salah would do to him if Kante can do this to Malang Sarr," another poster wrote. 

"Kante is a good dribbler," one said. 

"Nice from Kante, but what was Sarr attempting to do?" was the responder. 

After returning from loan spells at Porto, Sarr, 22, is slowly beginning to make an impact under Thomas Tuchel. 

Meanwhile, Kante is considered an outsider for the Ballon d'Or by others. 

Both players started the Premier League match at Brentford on Saturday night.