Pedro Neto who Chelsea signed for £52 million this summer has won hearts of all the fans, as he was superb against Manchester United yesterday and has been receiving all around praise.
It was not long ago before Chelsea legend Frank Lampard urged Enzo Maresca to start Neto. The portugese has now started over Jadon Sancho in three straight matches and displayed his worth.
While Neto was unable to score or assist, he was very good on the left flank. Sancho was match tied but now it seems that he will receive a high competition from Neto for the starting spot.
Moises Caicedo was voted as the man of the match for his superb volley. But he was not the only one to receive praise from Chelsea fans, as some wanted Neto to receive the player of the match award.
Frank Lampard one again praised Neto after the match. He urged the Portugese winger to stay consistent and gave examples of Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson.
How good was Pedro Neto for Chelsea yesterday against United
Neto started the game as left winger and played the whole match. He had 46 touches out of which 4 came in opposition box. Neto completed 20 passes with 87% accuracy. He also had 1 pass in final third and 1 accurate long ball.
The 24 year old winger had 2 total shots out of which 1 was on target. Neto then completed 2 dribbles. He was also able to make 7 recoveries along with winning 8 duels. Lastly he was fouled 4 times by United players. All stats as per FOTMOB.
Neto has shown his creative side but now he needs to work more on being clinical in front of the goal. If he is able to add more goals and assists to his tally, he has every chance to become regular starter for Enzo Maresca.
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