Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez isn't writing off on-loan Leicester City striker Islam Slimani.

Slimani is fit to feature against Arsenal after recovering from injury, but Benitez insists his players must try their hardest to give good cause for selection.

"We would like to do it [give Slimani games] but it depends on him," he said.

"You don't pick the players because you want to do it - you pick them because they train well or they do well."