Pedro Neto's 'aggressive' dressing room instruction to Chelsea star comes to light

Pedro Neto's bold claim about Josh Acheampong has come to light after the youngster scored his first senior goal for Chelsea in their 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest.

The 19-year-old opened the scoring shortly after the break, meeting a delightful cross from Neto with a headed finish. At full-time, the Portuguese star praised Acheampong's performance and revealed what the advice he had given him.

"No, he can be a top talent," Neto told TNT Sports at full-time. "I think he has to continue to work.

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"I'm always on him, joking with him that he needs to be more aggressive, more aggressive, more aggressive, and he's done a fantastic job, and I'm really happy for him."

Meanwhile, Reece James, added: "He's still so young. He's played a decent amount of games. He has a super bright future."