Gerardo Martino hails Pedro showing

Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino has praised the tenacity of winger Pedro following his hat-trick in the club's 5-2 victory over Getafe.

Barca trailed by two goals, but produced a comeback thanks to Pedro and a brace from Cesc Fabregas to win the game.

"[Gerard] Pique should have scored [to make it] 1-0, then we had 10 to 20 extremely poor minutes which could have cost us, but we kept our style and had 70 more good minutes," Martino said after the game.

"[Pedro] played a fantastic game, he always scores. But it was above all a solid team performance. Pedro's secret is that he never gives up. That's why every coach ends up loving him."

Barcelona occupy first position in La Liga with 46 points.