Diogo Costa delivered a performance of the highest quality for FC Porto tonight.
In a Champions League group stage encounter with Bayer Leverkusen, the Portuguese goalkeeper showed exactly why Manchester United scouts are so keen on him.
In just 15 minutes, Costa made incredible key contributions at both ends of the pitch.
An excellent angled pass to Wenderson Galeno down the left flank led to Porto’s early opening goal, and the keeper earned an assist.
Barely ten minutes later, he was there to benefit his team in a somewhat more usual way for goalkeepers.
A foul on Mitchel Bakker led to a Leverkusen penalty, which Kerem Demirbay stepped up to take.
He was prevented by a forceful save from Costa, who managed to keep his team ahead moments after his convincing contribution to the goal that put them there.
The Portuguese star showed his class for the remaining 75 minutes.
He continually found success in finding forward players for Porto, completing 17 long balls.
Such positive distribution would be welcomed at Old Trafford, particularly given that Costa also knew when to play short, getting involved with Porto’s build-up game with an impressive 54 touches.
Including his heroism on penalties, Costa made four saves to secure a clean sheet, setting the stage for his team’s 3-0 victory and his own man of the match award.
With Diogo Costa in the frame to replace David de Gea as Erik ten Hag’s number one at Old Trafford, performances like tonight’s will certainly serve him well.
(All the statistics of SofaScore) 
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