Job done and Leeds United must now resolve current issue to realise full potential in second season back

Marcelo Bielsa said it was “vital” that Leeds United beat Watford in his programme notes, even after just six games played.

Despite still facing another 32 fixtures, the Argentine knew just how important it was that Leeds finally bagged their first victory of the new Premier League campaign at the seventh attempt.

The table suddenly makes for more comfortable viewing although it could and should be even better to look at.

But that ought to happen next if the Whites can produce more of an end product from their attacking game which must be the lesson from victory against the Hornets, and a lesson which is becoming a common theme.

All that really mattered at Elland Road on Saturday was that Leeds won and Bielsa’s Whites did exactly that, elevating themselves from third bottom to 16th and crucially out of the drop zone heading into the international break, three points clear of trouble.

Nobody wanted to be looking at the sight of Leeds below that dreaded dotted line for the next two weeks and instead Norwich City, Newcastle United and Burnley occupy those bottom three places.

All three look like they are facing a big fight in order to keep their necks above water and on Saturday’s evidence Watford will be in the thick of it too.