Leeds boss Jesse Marsch is confident Rasmus Kristensen will prove himself Premier League class.

The Dane has battled in the opening games of his Leeds career.

“First of all, I know Rasmus really well, I know the quality has and I also knew adapting to the league was going to be a challenge for him," Marsch said. “He's done well and he knows there's a lot to be learned and it's a level up.

“One of the things I said to him was 'listen, the reason you came here was to get out of your comfort zone and to challenge yourself and to believe you can adapt and grow and get better from the situation'.

“We went through this even a little bit at Salzburg. For me, after two years and this last year in Salzburg, he was probably their best player, their most impactful player.

“He said to me 'I feel like I was making 10 to 20 impactful moments per match at Salzburg, Champions League, in the league and here, it's hard for me to make one or two or three'. I said 'yeah, the level's big' and he agrees.

“He thinks even [with] the opponents we've had (Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton), the level's been above Champions League and the demands, which says a lot about the league. We try, even when we're recruiting, to say, 'okay, you can go to a Champions League club, or you can play Champions League every week, and that's what this league is.'"