Crystal Palace manager, Patrick Vieira is happy with his goal shy striker Jordan Ayew but has urged him to start scoring soon.

He says he is very happy with the player's performance but admits that he must start scoring in order to gain that confidence.

The Black Stars striker has endured a long goal scoring drought for the Eagles and the Black Stars but his coach has urged him to start hitting the nets.

Jordan Ayew has played over 45 matches for both club and country without a goal something which has been hammered on a lot by his critics at national team level.

“The only thing Jordan is missing at the moment is the goal to give him the confidence he needs. Outside of that his work ethic for the team is fantastic. When you’re making the squad you don’t just look at the goals, you look at the work ethic, the sacrifice they’re making,” Patrick Vieira told the club’s website.

“I’m happy with the way Jordan’s working at the moment but he needs to score those goals. The way he’s working for the team, he deserves to score goals,” he added.

The Ghanaian was Crystal Palace's highest goal scorer last season but is yet to score a goal on 12 appearances with just an assist.