Reds duo help Belgium beat Turkey

Senne Lammens and Youri Tielemans were instrumental in Belgium's 3-0 victory over Turkey on Friday night.

Our Manchester United pair played the full 90 minutes in the UEFA Nations League clash in Liège.

Youri, who captained the side once again, set up the second goal and Senne made eight saves to keep his third international clean sheet on his sixth cap.

Belgium took the lead in the 10th minute as Kevin De Bruyne scored his 200th career goal with a fine low finish.

Just before the hour mark, Tielemans then set the former Manchester City man on his way to netting his second - a sumptuous curler into the top corner from range - with a neat lay-off after winning possession from Yunus Akgun.

Former Red Romelu Lukaku came off the bench to make the points safe 14 minutes from time with a clinical header.

Our no.1 kept Vincenzo Montella's Turkey side at bay at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Youri played a key role throughout, combining effectively with De Bruyne to dictate play and exploit Turkey’s high defensive line.

The Rode Duivels sit second in Group A - one point behind leaders France, who they meet for the second time on Monday night in Paris.

Unfortunately, Youri is set to miss the encounter at Stade de France after he was booked for a foul in the first half against Turkey, picking up his second yellow card in the UEFA Nations League, which constitutes a one-match ban.

Elsewhere, Leny Yoro was made to wait for his senior France debut, after watching on from the bench in the 1-1 draw with Italy in the UEFA Nations League.

In-form Bayern Munich forward Michael Olise netted a fantastic opener from outside the box in Zinedine Zidane’s first home game in charge of Les Bleus, who had to settle for a point after Alessandro Bastoni’s equaliser and saw defender Dayot Upamecano sent off for a second booking late on.

Consequently, the Bayern centre-back will miss the upcoming meeting with Belgium, which could open the door for Leny to earn his eagerly-awaited first cap.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Two more Reds will be hoping to be involved for their nations in friendlies as Andrey Santos and Brazil take on India in Kolkata (Saturday, 15:00 BST), while Lisandro Martinez’s Argentina face Burkina Faso in Buenos Aires (Sunday, 01:00 BST).