Southampton striker Danny Ings admits that he has sympathy for his teammate Che Adams.

The latter arrived for big money in the summer, but has failed to find the back of the net for the Saints.

Ings knows that it can be tough to adjust to a new team, as it took him seven games to get his first goal when he played for Burnley to the Premier League.

And the Englishman believes that Adams has shown quality, and that he will get the goals he craves soon enough.

"I don't think I need to put an arm around him at all," explained Ings to reporters.

"He believes in his own ability and it's an ability that's been proved by the amount of goals he scored last year.

"He knows where the goal is. When you sometimes come to a new club, getting that first goal can be tricky.

"I remember when I first came up to the Premier League with Burnley, it took me a long time to score my first goal, so that can happen.

"Che is an outstanding goalscorer. He is a nightmare for defenders and the goals will come."