Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez is confident Ayoze Perez can rediscover his scoring touch.
Perez was Newcastle United's top scorer with eight goals last season but is yet to open his account and has only one assist to his name.
“Ayoze understands the frustrations of some people," Benitez said.
“He has quality and talent and he scored eight goals, so he can do these things. Has he got to be more consistent? Has he got to have more pace, more ability?
"Yes, you can put a lot of things together, but, again I will say, he scored eight goals last year and is a member of our family, so we have to protect him."