Soccer-Hodgson challenges Batshuayi to step up in Premier League


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Burnley - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - February 13, 2021 Crystal Palace's Michy Batshuayi Pool via REUTERS/John Walton

(Reuters) - Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said on-loan striker Michy Batshuayi should score in the Premier League if he wants to prove a point, not in an international mismatch between Belgium and Belarus.

Batshuayi, who is on loan at Palace from Chelsea, scored the opener for Belgium as they hammered Belarus 8-0 in a World Cup qualifier last week and told reporters that playing for the national team was a breath of fresh air.

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