Neymar squandered an opportunity to score for Al Hilal on Friday when he failed to convert a penalty against Al Shabab.

Neymar, who joined the Saudi Pro League side from Paris Saint-Germain for £77 million this summer, has had a rough start.

He hasn’t scored since his big money move and has been forced to refute rumours of a dressing room brawl with manager Jorge Jesus.

The Brazilian’s poor record continued as he fluffed his lines from the spot against Al Shabab.

Just before halftime, Al Hilal were awarded a penalty, which was taken by the Brazilian rather than club veteran Salem Al-Dawsari, who took a penalty earlier this season.

However, Neymar was unable to slot home from 12 yards after colliding with the post, with Bono collecting up the loose ball.

However, in the second half, the 31-year-old redeemed himself by delivering an attractive corner kick that was met by Kalidou Koulibaly, who headed home to open the scoring.

He then put up former Fulham star Aleksandar Mitrovic, who scored from close range, for another goal.

With 20 points, Al Hilal moves above Al Ittihad to the top of the league after a 2-0 victory.