Newcastle United striker Ayoze Perez admits he and Salomon Rondon are enjoying their partnership.

Against Everton, Rondon netted Newcastle's equaliser after magnificent link-up play between the two forwards, before Perez scored United's other two goals late on to register a memorable 3-2 victory at St James' Park.

"We changed to two strikers and we have a good relationship. We have a good relationship, Rondon and myself, so we understand each other," a delighted Perez explained.

“In this case I ran behind, and it was about an understanding. He gave me the ball and without looking I knew the movement he was going to make so I tried to put the ball into him. He's a great goalscorer, so I knew if I was able to put in the right ball he was going to score.

“It was a good link-up with each other, and it was the hardest goal to get, the first one, and everything started with that goal.

"It was the hardest one to get, the first one. Everything started with that goal; we pushed and we made it."