Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez is not getting disheartened despite another disappointing defeat.

Newcastle suffered their third consecutive loss of the season after going down 3-2 against Nottingham Forest at St. James' Park in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night but despite the very disappointing defeat, Benitez is confident of his side returning back to winning ways soon.

Benitez said: "We knew that going into the Premier League, a new division, a new competition, another level, you can win games or you can lose games.

"In this case, we lost this one. It was a game that we were expecting to win - we didn't do it and we have to be ready for the next one. I have said that this team will improve and I am convinced that we will do it."