Bayern Munich forward Arjen Robben has labelled new signing Douglas Costa as the club's special weapon after seeing him score on his debut in the club's 5-0 win over Hamburg.
Speaking to the club's official website, the Dutchman hailed the former Shakhtar Donetsk man as a big talent, and the player himself was delighted with his performance at the Allian Arena. Robben initially said of the player: "He's a talent. He can sidestep his opponents and is a special weapon for us."
And Costa - who also set up Thomas Muller to score - added: "I really liked it (my debut). It was a successful start and I'm very happy that I played my part in the victory. It doesn't matter where I play. The main thing for us is to win as many games as possible. That's what makes a good team.
"Everything's fantastic, my team-mates made it pretty easy for me so far. And the city is beautiful, too."
Reflecting on the game, manager Pep Guardiola said the club put in a good performance even while Hamburg tried to stifle them from early on. He said: “It was hard work in the first half because Hamburg played with six at the back. We switched things around a bit at half-time and we improved after that. We had a few problems keeping the pace of the game high.
"I’m pleased with the debuts for Douglas Costa and Arturo Vidal. They have quality and experience and will bring a lot to Bayern Munich. It was the first match and I’m satisfied with the performance.”
Müller added: “That was a super team performance. Once again, we’ve proved we’re still hungry despite all our success in recent years, and we don’t ease off even when we’re 3-0 up. We want to maintain this mentality.”
Additionally, Robert Lewandowski said: “It was the first match and we’ve won it, which is what matters. The first half wasn’t so good, but after going 2-0 up it was clear we could score more goals. It wasn’t easy and we had to be patient.”
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