Mikel Merino reacts to Rafa Benitez's decision to leave him out of his Newcastle starting XI
The midfielder hasn’t started a game since joining the club on a permanent basis earlier this month.
Merino came off the bench to score the winner against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
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Hide AdThe 21-year-old said: “Sometimes, you have to go on the bench and it doesnt matter, because the coach trusts different players for different games.
“Of course, I want to play in all of the games if I deserve it, but it doesn’t matter as long as my team-mates are winning and we are all winning together.
“We have good players in every position.”
Newcastle are seventh in the Premier League table. Merino said: “We’ve not done anything yet – we have to keep going like this.”