Eden Hazard: Yuri Tielemans will be a major player

Eden Hazard congratulated Yuri Tielemans for his goal in Belgium's 3-1 win over Russia and expects the Leicester City midfielder to become a "major player".

The 21-year-old opened Thursday at the 14th minute of Belgium's qualifying match to qualify for Euro 2020, before a screamer of Thibaut Courtois grants an equalizer to Russia. .

Two goals from Hazard, including one from the penalty spot, ended the Group I match, but Russia finished with 10 men, Aleksandr Golovin having been expelled late.

After moving to Leicester in January after playing in Monaco's youth, Tielemans made a positive start to his Premier League career.

The midfielder has scored a goal and has two badists in his six Fox performances so far, allowing the team to get three wins in their last four outings.

And though Hazard may have been the winner of the match, he led applause to his teammate, whose efforts marked a first for the Red Devils.

"I appreciate this win in which I scored two goals," said Hazard.

"It went well after our last match against Switzerland [a 5-2 Nations League defeat]we had to respond to our criticism.

"We have not always been so good today, but we have created opportunities and done our job.

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"Compliments to him [Tielemans]. He will become a major player. "

Tielemans added: "I am very happy with this goal, I am very proud of the victory, it was a difficult match, but we played well.

"With our qualities, we must and want to win every game, for this we have to play with concentration and we have done it."