Leeds United face West Ham United at Elland Road on Friday night (8pm), with both teams looking to return to winning ways after suffering defeat last time out.

The Whites have taken eight points from their opening eight matches and sit ahead of our upcoming visitors in the table but with the season still so fresh, there remains everything to play for.

Speaking exclusively to Premier League Productions this week was Ao Tanaka. On our start to the season, the midfielder responded by saying: “We did well, we did well.

“But of course, we have to get points as much as possible and we have to win, especially at home. So, yeah, we have to keep going.

“Especially in the Premier League, every team is at such a high level so it is not easy to win the game. It is not easy to get a point, one point, but we just focus on the details. This is important for the Premier League.

“Small things are like every team has so much quality, especially with set pieces as well, long throws as well. This is important, so I need to learn a lot of things.”

Now focusing on facing the Hammers under the lights of Elland Road on Friday evening, the Japanese international is looking forward to another lively encounter in front of the fans.

“It is a good team I think and they have played a long time in the Premier League, so it is not easy to win this game but you have to focus,” Tanaka stated, discussing our upcoming opponents.

“I think this game is a little bit different because against Everton as well, we play a night game and then I think it was incredible, unbelievable.

“If we get a chance, if we play good, it makes so much good feeling here [for the crowd], so this is important for us to win this game.”