Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has been pleased with Junior Firpo despite his slow transition into English football.

The Spaniard was signed this summer to replace Ezgjan Alioski.

And Bielsa sees similarities between how Firpo is adapting to English football and his predecessor.

"With regards to his evolution in the team, he hasn't been able to play a seven-point performance, but he hasn't also played below a six-performance," Bielsa told LeedsLiveafter the win over Watford.

"He has had a regular performance and he's grown, but below what he's capable of doing.

"To give an example, Alioski took a lot of games to stabilise his game and he had been in England for a few years.

"Junior coming from playing with two teams that play a different rhythm to the Premier League, no better or worse, but different, and this process is taking him forward and from my point of view, it invites optimism.

"When Junior manages to have the rhythm the Premier League imposes on you, he's going to be a full-back that shines a lot because he has all the physical and technical resources to generate moments of very good football."