Barcelona 5-2 RCD Mallorca: 5 players who impressed for the Catalans | LaLiga 2019/2020

#3 Frenkie de Jong

FC Barcelona v RCD Mallorca - La Liga

Frenkie de Jong joined up with his Barcelona teammates over the summer after signing in January but seeing the ease with which he settled in at his new club, one would have been forgiven for thinking that he has spent his development at La Masia.

The Dutch international was hands down the club's best performing player during pre-season and his displays had fans of the Blaugrana purring over what he would do once the season proper started.

So far, they have not been disappointed and after some sub-par weeks, Frenkie de Jong was back to his dominating best against Mallorca.

He was started in his adopted role on the left of Barcelona's midfield three and it was from here that he dictated the play, controlling the tempo of the fixture with his measured distribution and pristine vision.

The 22-year-old completed 96.2% of his passes, of which three were key passes that led to goalscoring opportunities, while he also made two dribbles and three interceptions.

De Jong's most telling contribution, however, came in the 43rd minute when he started and played the final pass for Luis Suarez to score what was a wonderfully executed team goal and while the Barcelona midfield might have fallen some way off the illustrious highs of recent years, the former Ajax man can help them get there.