Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez says he 'wants to compete' after Ayoze Perez's hat-trick gives Newcastle an important win over Southampton.
Perez had scored four in his last seven homes games as well as the winner at Leicester last weekend and he continued his fine run of form with a superbly taken hat-trick.
Perez has now got 10 Premier League goals this season, the first Newcastle player to do so since Georginio Wijnaldum in 2015-16. In a disappointing first-half performance, they were barely involved as Newcastle's full-pitch pressing game squeezed the life out of Ralph Hasenhuttl's side. "Ayoze has to be consistent but he is capable of doing this kind of thing [scoring hat-tricks] and has the quality.""Today, we will enjoy it. In an ideal world I want to compete for something. That's the main thing. If you analyse the transfer fee and wage bill, it's far away."It's an unbelievable feeling to get three goals and get three important points. I need to thank my team-mates for the way we are playing and I am very proud of myself for the hat-trick.
Southampton have lost three of their last four away Premier League games , having lost just one of their first four away matches under Ralph Hasenhuttl .
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