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Vinicius Junior: Criticism is to be expected when you play for Real Madrid

Vinicius Junior insists being criticised is to be expected when playing for Real Madrid, who he describes as the biggest club in the world.

The Brazil international has struggled to cement himself as a first-team regular at the Santiago Bernabeu since arriving from Flamengo in 2018.

He has made 53 La Liga appearances since the start of 2018-19 - just 25 of those being starts - and has scored just seven goals and set up one more.

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That sees the 20-year-old rank below Marco Asensio (nine), and on a par with Lucas Vazquez and Isco (both eight) for goal involvements in an almost identical number of games.