Leeds United returned to winning ways at Elland Road on Wednesday evening, with a goal in each half enough to overcome Millwall in the Sky Bet Championship.

A first half own-goal from Lions skipper Jake Cooper opened the scoring, following good work from Joe Rothwell and Manor Solomon in the build up, before Ao Tanaka powerfully struck home to seal the points with five minutes remaining.

Speaking after the match, Daniel Farke summarised his thoughts on the game.

“An excellent win for us tonight and after a pretty busy period, I think also excellent performance,” the boss began.

“I think the key in the first half was to be there with excellent defensive behaviour and also to fight our way to create chances, like for the first goal.

“It was a great second goal. You also have to say, game after a loss, sometimes you have to shake off a bit the disappointment and also that you feel a bit unsure after a loss to gain the confidence back.

“That was what we did in the first half. In the second half, or at halftime, we spoke also a bit about a few changes in our positioning, in the build-up, in our possession play, to gain more control over the game.

“And the lads delivered brilliantly because I think the second half was in full control and full dominance over the game.

“And this was also the key because if you allow Millwall to have a foot back in the game, to allow them to have many corners and many set-pieces, you can then also lose more or less a win.

“But not in this game today. I think the second half was overall really, really excellent. The only thing that was missing was perhaps a few more goals.”