Real Madrid midfielder Marco Asensio shies away from the spotlight despite scoring brilliant goal in Las Palmas win

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Marco Asensio was happy to share the acclaim after his blockbuster strike helped Real Madrid put back-to-back defeats behind them in style.

Real, fresh from a shock La Liga defeat at Girona and a Champions League reverse at Tottenham, regained their usual swagger with a 3-0 win at the Bernabeu against Las Palmas.

Casemiro calmed the nerves with a header shortly before half-time and Isco rounded off the scoring with a close-range finish while Cristiano Ronaldo clipped the woodwork on three separate occasions, but it was Asensio's unstoppable left-footed effort that stole the show, and knocked the stuffing from the visitors.

Marco Asensio was happy to share the acclaim after his blockbuster strike for Real Madrid

Asensio's unstoppable left-footed effort stole the show in Real's 3-0 win over Las Palmas

The 21-year-old was in no mood to hog the spotlight afterwards, and said: 'It does not matter who scores. We are a team, we do not have to look who scores the goals. We all row in the same direction.'

Even when tempted into talking about his 25-yard half-volley, Asensio shied away from hyperbole, adding: 'Today was another good goal, I was able to hit it well. 

'We know that the coach trusts everyone and you can not always be in the side. I have to keep working to be able to stay in but with games like today things might go better.'

Real captain Sergio Ramos was on hand with readier praise. He said: 'It's very good that he scores those goals, he has an innate talent and I hope he continues to have some luck in front of the goal.

Real, fresh from a shock defeat at Girona and a reverse at Tottenham, regained their swagger

'I've said several times that you have to leave this boy calm, do not put stones in his backpack. This victory has come to improve our confidence and this is the way to recover from our results.'

Las Palmas coach Pako Ayesteran has now overseen six successive league defeats and is rumoured to be facing the sack.

He said: 'I'm focused on getting the most out of this team. They have shown that they are committed and involved and the rest is not in our hands.

'I am proud of the team, we got positive things from this game, including a first half where we controlled the game.'