Jack Harrison has outlined the importance of Leeds United's crucial 3-0 win over Watford on Saturday afternoon. The 24-year-old scored their third goal in an important success at Vicarage Road as the Whites moved nine points clear of the relegation zone.
With Everton beating Manchester United in the early kick-off, it was vital the Whites responded and they did just that with three well-taken goals. Raphinha gave Leeds the lead after firing home from range, before Rodrigo doubled their advantage just after the interval.
Then Harrison wrapped up the points in the 85th minute with a well-taken strike from the edge of the box. It is a result that has stretched the Whites' unbeaten run to four matches - their longest period without defeat in the Premier League since May 2021.
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Leeds aren't now in action for 16 days due to Chelsea's involvement in the FA Cup and Harrison has explained how crucial it was for the Whites to win before that break. He told LUTV: "We know how crucial it was coming into the game, we have been training hard and preparing well all week.
"We were ready for a big game and that's exactly what we did today. It was a tough game in the first-half but it started to open up a bit for us in the second and we were good enough to get the result.
"Jesse has made a big point on scoring the first goal and how crucial it is for any team, the stats show that. We were really pushing in the first-half to get the first goal. We knew they needed points as well, so we were weary of that. But the main thing is we did everything we could do score the first goal.
"It is tough when everything is on the line, it is always hard to remain composed, reduce the amount of errors. It was a tough game for both sides but fortunately enough we came away with the result."
"I'm doing a lot off the pitch to analyse my game and outline different ways to improve, Harrison added. "I have been working hard on that and I am happy to get a goal today."
