Everton attacker Steven Naismith says the pressure on Ross Barkley must be eased.

Naismith praised the 21-year-old midfielder after another sterling showing in their 3-1 win over QPR on Monday.

He said: "It's the normal kind of British mentality where he is expected to be a world beater as soon as he comes in.

Young players are going to be hot and cold for many years. It's not until they hit their mid-20s they will be very consistent.

"Ross has suffered from a bit of that. He's got all the talent in the world but he's got a lot to learn and you just have to give him time to learn.

"He will make mistakes and he will maybe come on in games and be effective, or he will come on and lose the ball.

"He needs to learn the times when he does go forward and do his bit and the times to keep it simple. But that will come with experience."