Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutierrez has praised Hatem Ben Arfa for the way he's adjusted to the Premier League.

Gutierrez said the Blackburn goal was as good as Maradona's in the 1986 World Cup.

He said: "It was difficult for him to adjust, especially after the big injury. When you break your leg like he did it is sometimes difficult to deal with the physical aspect of the game, but he is doing well.

"What we keep saying to him is, when he gets the ball in the last quarter of the pitch, we want him to take on players because he has the skill to do so and he is so quick. We know what he is like with the ball at his feet. We can't get it off him in training. In the middle of the pitch we tell him just to keep it simple and pass the ball. Be safe.'"