Dani Carvajal praises Borja Mayoral after landing his first Real Madrid goal in the win over Real Sociedad.

In the side with Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo absent, the 20-year-old forward opened the scoring approaching the 20-minute mark in his first LaLiga start since April 2016.

"We have a very big squad, and it is clear that Mayoral is perfectly able to help us and score goals," said Carvajal, who signed a five-year contract until 2022.

"We knew that if we lost then we would be seven points off the pace and it was not an easy game with a lot of players out, away from home but the team showed character."