Leeds United winger Ian Poveda spoke to the media after making his Whites debut against Cardiff City on Sunday.

The 20-year-old joined the club in January from Premier League champions Manchester City and replaced Helder Costa in the second half at Cardiff City Stadium.

Poveda was pleased to get his chance, but felt it was bittersweet as the Bluebirds came away with the three points.

“The result wasn’t the best, but I’m really grateful for the opportunity the manager gave me,” said Poveda.

“I feel like I have a lot more to offer and I’m excited to keep improving and show what I can do.

“I’m learning and I know what I can do and I know what I can bring to the team and I’m just going to keep training hard and pushing on.

“I’ve definitely made progress, everyday I’m training and the coaches tell me little things to make me better and my teammates have been really supportive and I can’t thank them enough.

“We have good connections with everyone on the pitch, when I came on I was happy because I felt comfortable and the players trusted me when getting on the ball.

“Every day I just try and give 100 per cent and when you keep pushing in that way, you are only going to get better.

“It’s really important at this club that everyone works for everyone and when I see our first team players play, it motivates me because I see everyone giving their all for everyone.

“This is something Marcelo Bielsa has installed in us and in me, it is that fighting mentality and we all need each other, so that is what I really love.”

Poveda now hopes the Whites can bounce back on Saturday when Bielsa’s men take on Fulham in the Sky Bet Championship at Elland Road.

He said: “We’ve got to keep training hard, keep our heads down and look forward to the next game now.

“We can’t dwell on the last result.

“We know what we can do and we just need to go and execute it now.”