'You have to stay switched on every day'

Leeds full-back James Justin feels the side will not be "scrapping" for survival at the end of the season if they can keep turning out the performances they have been doing.

A turnaround in form in December has seen the Whites picking up crucial points on their way to moving six clear of the relegation zone.

Daniel Farke's side now face a tough match to keep their positive run of form going when they host title-chasing Manchester City on Saturday.

Speaking alongside striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin about their battle to stay in the league with 11 games remaining, James told BBC Radio Leeds: "We've been in this position before, through all of the years that [Calvert-Lewin] has been in the Premier League and that I've experienced in the Premier League.

"Something people get caught up too much in is looking at the table - it's just about what you're doing on the weekend in terms of performances and turning into points.

"At the end of the day, that is going to keep us up - how many points you have on the board. If we keep turning out performances like we're doing, and keep our run going, then we shouldn't be scrapping for it.

"Obviously, it's the Premier League at the end of the day, and there's many big clubs down there at the bottom fighting it out for who's going to stay up, so you have to stay switched on every day and keep working hard every day. Then we'll see where we're at at the end of the season."

Calvert-Lewin, who joined the club in the summer, added: "We've been fortunate to play a lot of our career in the Premier League and with that comes knowledge and experience that we can only try to spread across the group in moments when it's most needed.

"There are times in games when we can lean on our experience and try to manage the game ourselves, but also help others manage the game as well.

"If you look at us from the start of the season to where we are now, we've grown as a group and each individual has grown and got more confident and learned from experiences - good and bad.

"That's the most important thing - not only do we try and help each other, but everyone holds themselves accountable as well, which they do."

Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds