Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin has spoken of his respect for manager Steve Bruce.

The French forward is convinced he can play "much better", and has opened up on why he has such a positive relationship with the Magpies head coach.

Saint-Maximin said: "I love a coach like Steve Bruce because he believes in me. He believes a lot in me.

"Sometimes, you feel like a player like me doesn't like to defend, I only like attacking, scoring and dribbling. But with Steve Bruce, he will give you some things when he talks to you, you want to help him and go and fight, tackle.

"He gives me this because he trusts me, and I want to do everything for him. That's why I really like Steve Bruce, and he likes the way I play and defend so everything is good."