Pele sends 'happy birthday' wishes to Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe got a glowing "happy birthday"

wish from Pele on Thursday, further feeding football fans' comparisons of the

20-year-old with the Brazilian legend.

"Only special talents show themselves so early.

Happy birthday, Kylian. At just 20, I am excited by what is still to

come," Pele tweeted in English and Portuguese.

The French forward scored four goals in this year's

World Cup, including one in the final that saw France beat Croatia 4-2 to

clinch the trophy.

That made him just the second teenager to score in a

World Cup final after Pele, who did so in 1958.

Pele, 78, has several times used his Twitter account

to express his admiration for Paris Saint-Germain's Mbappe.

After the World Cup triumph, Pele tweeted: "If

Kylian keeps equalling my records like this I may have to dust my boots off

again."

Mbappe responded: "The king will always remain

king."

Early this month, Pele gave an interview to the Folha

de Sao Paulo newspaper in which he highlighted the similarities between his

younger self and the French player.

"We are alike and we are more or less the same

age," joked the Brazilian who won his first World Cup at just 17.