Leeds United are second in the Championship table at the moment.
The Liverpool legend, who now works as a pundit for BBC Sport, believes that Leeds are a very good side.
However, Lawrenson believes that the West Yorkshire outfit did not get the striker that they wanted in the January transfer window which would have guaranteed them automatic promotion to the Premier League.
Leeds signed 22-year-old French striker Jean-Kevin Augustin on loan from RB Leipzig in the January transfer window until the end of the season.
However, the Whites initially explored the possibilities of signing Che Adams, Dwight Gayle, Andre Gray and Jarrod Bowen from Southampton, Newcastle United, Watford and Hull City last month, as the club’s managing director Angus Kinnear himself told BBC Radio Leeds.
Lawrenson said on Football Focus on BBC One (12:28pm, February 8, 2020): “They have all got the jitters, haven’t they, the supporters? And also, again, did they really get the striker that they wanted? No.
“If they had, I think it would have guaranteed Leeds automatic promotion, but they are a very, very good side, and I still think they will make it.”
Bouncing back
Leeds suffered a defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest at the weekend, and the Whites will be determined to bounce back.
The Whites are facing stiff competition from the likes of Forest, Fulham and Brentford, and they need to put together a run of positive results now.
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