Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman was delighted with Memphis Depay's goalscoring performance for their 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao.

Koeman is pleased seeing Memphis already justifying their pursuit of his signing over the past year.

He said, "He's a great player, that's why we signed him. I spent time with him when I was at the national team. Not a surprise for me that in little time he's shown his quality.

"Scored a great goal, shame about the other chance for 2-1, but in little time he's got used to our way of playing. He's a very important player because he's clinical, strong and quick in attack."

On fellow Holland international Frenkie de Jong, Koeman added: "He was important in the second half. He broke through the lines and in general was really good throughout the game."