‘You can see he was coached by his father’ – Bruno Fernandes hails Portuguese starlet after 2 assists

Bruno Fernandes scored twice in Portugal’s 4-2 win over Finland on Tuesday night, but in a post-match interview, the midfielder revealed how impressed he was by one of his team-mates.

Francisco Conceicao, 21, was one of Portugal’s top performers last night.

After setting up both of Fernandes’ goal, the Manchester United midfielder highlighted the Ajax youngster’s quality and attitude after the match.

“Francisco had a very good game, he is very electric and lively,” Fernandes told RTP3, as per Record. “He reacts very quickly, he is often well positioned, you can see that he was coached by his father and has his father at home, who is a person who really connects with these details. It gives different things to the team so that we can be more complete as a whole.”

He added: “We could have created something more in the second half, the game was more open and there were moments of lack of concentration in the two goals conceded. But it serves as a warning for that’s coming and to improve.”

Ajax signed the winger from FC Porto for €15 million last summer but decided to loan him back to the Portuguese giants.

Perhaps it’s only a matter of time before Conceicao gets linked with a move to United.

Joao Neves shows more promise for Portugal

One of Roberto Martinez’s most impressive performances versus Finland came from Benfica’s young sensation, Joao Neves.

The brilliant midfield player has been connected to United in recent weeks, but most interested teams would be put off by Benfica’s rumoured valuation.

The child is thought to have a £105 million release clause. Neves, 19, started the entire match against Finland and dominated in midfield, completing 15 passes into the final third of the pitch and obtaining a 96% pass success rate.

Neves also recovered the ball six times, won two interceptions, and won two out of every three tackles during the game.

He also won all seven of his duels. Neves, who is used in a deep position, fulfils a lot of requirements for United, who will be bidding goodbye to Christian Eriksen and Casemiro this summer.

We can envision Kobbie Mainoo and Neves playing together in the midfield. That would be a good foundation to expand on in the future!