Tite: Arthur always finds the best escape, the best pass out Barcelona Brazil coach full of praise for debutant

Arthur Melo made his Brazil debut on Friday night as he came on for the final half hour of his team's 2-0 win over the USA and his coach Tite was very pleased with what he saw.

Tite spoke afterwards of just how special a central midfielder Arthur is.

"Arthur articulates the game and is positional, re-programming passes," the coach said in the post-match press conference.

"He encourages the opponent to mark somebody, but then he tricks them by changing his side and redirecting the pass.

"He has the ability to make a pass for the passer.

"He makes transition happen.

"He can collect the ball close to the defenders and give it to Philippe Coutinho or Neymar.

"He makes this transition happen, taking part in the first or second movement, and he does it with impressive ability.

"I spoke to Roger Machado and told him 'this player finds ways out'.

"He always finds the best escape, the best pass out.

"Even if he doesn't provide the assist, he comes up with the pass that will help a player in attack to be found in space."

Arthur moved to Barcelona in the summer and has already been compared to Xavi by some around the Catalan club.