Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino has praised the performances of both Pedro and Cesc Fabregas as they ran out 4-0 winners over Elche in La Liga this afternoon.

The Catalan side mainly had striker Alexis Sanchez to thank for the win as he scored an impressive hat-trick, but the Barca manager reserved special praise for two of his midfielders.

"Pedro is a player that can win any manager over. He always has answers for the team. He's a player who can assist; he can score goals; he's generous with his team-mates. It's hard for us to leave him on the bench," Martino told reporters.

"We have a lot of intelligent players and Cesc is one of the best at interpreting the game. He knows when he should help his team-mates and he gives great passes; he always finds just the right space."

The result sees Barcelona sitting in top spot in the La Liga table on 49 points.

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Christopher Dodd