Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has spoken of the impact made by Matt Ritchie when he first arrived from Bournemouth.

Following relegation to the Championship, in 2016, Ritchie became Rafa Benitez's third signing as Newcastle manager after completing his £12m move from Bournemouth.

"As soon as he signed, I just thought to myself and I actually said it to him, 'You're exactly what we've been missing'," he told the #CounterAttackPodcast.

"He's a perfectionist but he's a player. Everything's got to be right. He eats perfect, he sleeps right, his diet, the way he trains..he doesn't leave training until he's satisfied. He stays behind. He's the first one in and the last out.

"When you have those sort of players in your team... I'm on board with that so there's me and him and if we can drag two or three players on board with being a good pro and doing all the right things then the rest of the players will see that and then it builds that sort of mentality where we've got to be this way."