Former Sporting Lisbon manager Paulo Sergio insists Ryan Gauld’s star is on the rise with the Portuguese giants after the Scottish teenager made his league debut on Sunday night. The former Hearts boss has been keeping tabs on Gauld since he made the £3million switch from Dundee United to Portugal last summer and saw the 19-year-old make an impression from the bench in the 4-2 win over Rio Ave. Gauld was introduced in the 65th minute and was involved when Joao Mario added a third goal two minutes later after the young Scot’s cheeky nut-meg set up former Manchester United winger Nani to cross.
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Ryan Gauld came on as substitute to make Sporting Lisbon league debut
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The 19-year-old Scot helped in setting up goal in 4-2 win over Rio Ave
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Gauld has broken into Portuguese giants' first team after impressing in B squad and in recent cup games
I know @placeholder’s coach very well and I know that he has great expectations with the kid.