The £2 million summer signing has scored twice in six appearances so far for the Whites.
Leeds United summer signing Marcus Antonsson has told BBC Radio Leeds that he and Chris Wood will improve more and more as a partnership as the season goes on as they get used to playing with one another.
Antonsson joined the Whites from Kalmar for £2 million this summer and was brought in by Garry Monk to provide competition and complement to first-choice striker Wood.
So far at Elland Road the Swede has not set the world alight but generally looks a solid addition, scoring two goals in his first six appearances for the Yorkshire club.
However, his partnership with Wood has come in for some criticism as many supporters have been left frustrated by the pair often struggling to get on the same wavelength in matches.
The pair have started together in attack in each of the club’s last four fixtures, but that has worked to good effect only on occasion, in the EFL Cup win over Fleetwood Town and the 2-0 win at Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday, in both of which each striker found the net.
Antonsson appears confident that he and his teammate will strike up an understanding sooner rather than later, and admitted that it was difficult at first to adjust to playing alongside the New Zealander.
He told BBC Radio Leeds: “It’s getting better, I feel very good. Me and Wood are improving all the time, it’s not easy to just work from the beginning.
“We need time but we’re always improving. It’ll be good because we fit well together. We have 12 new players, it’s impossible to make things work quickly, but we need time and believe in this.
“We have a really good team and we’ve showed that. We’ve made mistakes, but we have to continue working all the time.”
There have been encouraging moments, certainly, from the pair, but Monk will be hoping to reap more reward from the partnership as he looks to really kick-start Leeds’ season.
The Whites have just four points from their opening five Championship games, and find themselves struggling down in 21st place.
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