Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez says Jonjo Shelvey's work with a sports psychologist is improving his game.

England international Shelvey sought off-the-field help to work on his discipline after being sent off in Newcastle's opening game of the season against Tottenham.

Benitez said: "I've talked with him every training session about a lot of things. He is someone who is learning, it is a question of if he can manage these situations and do well with all the pressure of football and the Premier League and people watching him and analysing his behaviour.

"From the beginning, I was trying to trust him with his game and the way he manages his life, we have been talking about these things for a while.

"Sometimes it is frustrating that he is making mistakes but that is something he has to manage and to control. He's more mature but in football we've seen every week things can change."