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Pedro Neto starred in Chelsea\u2019s exhilarating 4-3 win against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Romeo Lavia opened the scoring for Xabi Alonso\u2019s<\/a> side less than five minutes into the game before Neto<\/a> doubled their lead 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n

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Neto is attracting interest from some top clubs<\/a>, but it looks like the winger wants to remain at Stamford Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Plenty of candidates, but who was your Man of the Match against Brighton?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Pedro Neto tapped Chelsea badge after scoring<\/h2>\n

In the past, Neto has been criticised by some Chelsea<\/a> fans for his body language and attitude.<\/p>\n

As recently as last Monday, Reece James even had a go at Neto<\/a> after he failed to track back following a turnover in possession, which resulted in the Portuguese telling him to shh.<\/p>\n

However, against Brighton, the scenes were very different. Neto looked much happier and even tapped on the Chelsea badge after scoring his goal, suggesting that the 26-year-old wants to continue at the club.<\/p>\n

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Throughout the summer, he has been linked to some of Chelsea\u2019s biggest Premier League<\/a> rivals, including Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Neto was also a target for Al-Hilal<\/a>, but the Saudi Arabian club have now agreed a deal with Arsenal to sign Gabriel Martinelli, making a move for Chelsea\u2019s Portugal international unlikely.<\/p>\n

Chelsea have reportedly slapped a \u00a3100m price tag on Neto, which seems to have deterred Al-Hilal and others.<\/p>\n

Pedro Neto thriving as a wing-back under Xabi Alonso<\/h2>\n

Following Alonso\u2019s arrival at Chelsea, Neto has been playing as a wing-back, and the former Wolverhampton Wanderers man is producing in that role.<\/p>\n

In the Brighton victory, Neto could have easily had an assist to go with his goal if Joao Pedro put away one of the chances the Portugal star created for him.<\/p>\n

On the right, he has caused a lot of problems with his pace, dribbling and overall directness. And while Neto may have shown a little bit of laziness against Fulham last week, he usually does work extremely hard down the right flank.<\/p>\n

All in all, this Neto in the wing-back experiment is working so far, and if he stays at Chelsea, which is starting to look increasingly likely, Alonso should persist with it. <\/p>\n

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