Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez is delighted with the form of Ayoze Perez.

Benitez is full of praise for the Spanish forward, despite him being yet to get on the scoresheet.

“When I came here he [Perez] was playing a lot of games in the wide areas because he was what they had," said Benitez.

“Now he is more in the middle and I think the understanding with Joselu is quite good.

“The way that we want to play and his movements are quite good.

“Because Perez can play as a striker and as a second striker, he is an important player for us."