Watch: Lionel Messi provides record five assists, Luis Suarez scores hat-trick for Inter Miami

Lionel Messi was in blistering form alongside former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez as Inter Miami crushed New York Red Bulls 6-2 in the Major League Soccer on Saturday. Messi provided five assists and score one while Suarez bagged a second half hat-trick.

Trailing 1-0 at half time, Eastern Conference leaders Inter Miami produced a thrilling fightback to avenge their 4-0 defeat to New York in March.

Records were made for Messi to break them. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/FMOUqmKYbz

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Gerardo Martino’s Inter Miami lacked intensity and ideas in the opening 45 minutes but the coach’s half-time change transformed the game.

Matias Rojas was introduced in the second half and took just three minutes to make an impact, collecting a pass from Messi and going past two defenders before unleashing an unstoppable drive from 25 yards out.

Lionel Messi goals are inevitable! 🚨

The first player to 10 goals this season puts @InterMiamiCF on top. pic.twitter.com/GuUEShfmdb

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Messi then put Miami ahead when Rojas stole possession from Wikelman Carmona and found Suarez who slipped the ball to the Argentine who made no mistake.

The World Cup winner then turned provider again as he split the New York defence with a brilliant through ball to Rojas who deftly chipped over the advancing Carlos Coronel.

Suarez’s hat trick then came in the space of 12 minutes – he first found the target when Messi chipped in a ball from the right and the Uruguayan hooked home a volley.

MESSI IS A CHEAT CODE 🐐

▪️ Record for assists in a game (5)
▪️ Record for goal contributions in a game (6)
▪️ And he did it all in the second half pic.twitter.com/Zc3g5fjakf

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It was playground stuff minutes later when Suarez played a one-two with Messi and then poked home to make it 5-1.

Messi was yet again the creator for Miami’s sixth which Suarez turned in from close range from the tightest of angles.

New York Red Bull scored through Dante Vanzeir in the 30th minute and got a consolation in the final seconds with a penalty from Forsberg.