Former Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta says Ousmane Dembele should be persisted with.

Following a great game against Espanyol on Saturday evening, Dembele turned up to training on Sunday two hours late and that caused the 21-year-old to once again feature in Spain's newspapers for the wrong reasons.

"It is difficult to assess the situation [with Dembele] because I am no longer here," Iniesta said during a promotional event for Ariel.

"There has to be rules and responsibilities and, if not respected, the club and the squad should remedy the situation.

"He is a very important player for Barcelona.

"We must solve the errors and not kill them; kill them when there's no cure.

"I do not think that the solution is hopeless; my advice is that this will come in time."