Pascal Struijk has joked that he hopes he has "proven" he can score goals to his teammates after his stunning strike against Real Sociedad.
The 23-year-old drilled his effort past Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Rimero to level things up before Rodrigo's second-half goal sealed the win for the Whites in a friendly at Elland Road.
Struijk previously scored earlier in the season, the opener in a 2-1 loss against Crystal Palace and while this goal didn't come in an official match, it did come in a win.
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The Belgian was delighted with his own performance, as well the team's win over a tough opponent, and joked around as he spoke to LUTV after the match.
"It's always a good night when I score... unless we lose and then I can't be too happy! But we did manage to win, so I'm happy. I actually get in those positions quite a lot but then they don't usually pass the ball!
"I hoped that proved to my teammates that I can do something with it."
It's been a fantastic run of form since finding a shock win over Liverpool at Anfield back in October, with the Whites remaining undefeated over the winter break - something Struijk says will hold them in good stead to face Manchester City on their Premier League return later this month.
"Yeah, we've had three games now [in the winter break] and we've won them all which shows we're heading in a positive direction," he said. "They're [Real Sociedad] a great team, they're third in La Liga, so for us it was about improving on the things we needed to improve on.
"Of course, fitness is very important as well. We work on it in training every day, we work hard in training and we work hard on the pitch. Manchester City are a very good team, so we have to make sure we're prepared and ready as possible."
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