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Belgium coach Martinez praises Leicester midfielder Praet on debut

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez praised Leicester City midfielder Dennis Praet as he continued his good form with an assist on his full international debut.

Making his fifth appearance but his first start for the Red Devils, Praet delivered a perfect cross to set up Michy Batshuayi for Belgium's first goal in their 2-0 win in Kazakhstan on Sunday.

"What pleases me as a coach was to see that Dennis was ready," said Martinez.

"He was desperate to be on the pitch, that's what I want to see in the players.

"He played technically, it was a pleasure to see him play. Much of the game went through him and at the end I was happy to see that he had enjoyed himself. He played extremely well."

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