The Brazilian winger was taunted by Manchester City fans before the game, but put in a man of the match performance to give his side the advantage.

Real Madrid are close to agreeing a contract extension with Vinicius Jr after discussions began in January amid interest from Saudi Arabia to sign FIFA's Player of the Year to a record-breaking deal,

The Spanish and foreign sports media have spent weeks speculating that the 24-year-old Brazil international is the target of at least one Saudi Arabian club. Those allegedly include Al-Hilal, which could be looking for a big-name signing ahead of the Club World Cup in June following the departure of Neymar.