Few would have guessed that it would be  Andy Murray who would be the one who finally asked Lionel Messi the old question about whether he could do it on a cold Tuesday night at Stoke City, nor the cheeky response.

Murray and Messi have linked up during the former's visit to watch the Miami Open. Now a retired tennis player, the two-time Wimbledon winner posted a joking Instagram caption claiming that he asked Messi if he could "do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke", as the old adage goes.

David Beckham was one of the first to reply, saying with an added laughing emoji: "I'm more than happy to translate that."

Cállate la boca means 'shut your mouth' and this drew three laughing emojis from Novak Djokovic.

The can he do it on a cold and rainy night in Stoke stems from fans who liked to point out that Messi never had to deal with the physicality of a side like Stoke City.

Messi and Murray will likely be watching on when the Miami Open final takes place on Sunday between Novak Djokovic and Jakub Mensik. Messi was previously spotted watching Djokovic play Grigor Dimitrov.