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Pontus Jansson says he was pleased with his performance against Huddersfield

Rajiv van La Parra of Huddersfield Town in action with Pontus Jansson of Leeds United (Reuters)
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Leeds United lost against Huddersfield Town in the Championship on Saturday.

Rajiv van La Parra of Huddersfield Town in action with Pontus Jansson of Leeds United

Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson has told BBC Radio Leeds that he was pleased with his performance against Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon.

Jansson featured for Leeds in the Championship game against Huddersfield at Elland Road.

The 25-year-old Sweden international defender started the match and played for the entire 90 minutes.

It was the centre-back’s debut for Leeds in the Championship, and he was pleased with his performance against Huddersfield.

Rangers' Steven Naismith and Malmo's Pontus Jansson (L) in action

“For me, personally I feel good,” Jansson told BBC Radio Leeds when asked for his thoughts on his performance against Huddersfield.

“It was my 90 minutes in almost three months, so I feel good. My knee is good now, my legs feel good. I think I did a good game.”

Passing Accuracy Tackles WonInterceptions WonBall RecoveryHeaders WonOutfielder BlockEffective Clearances
Pontus Jansson83%234115

Malmo's Pontus Jansson (L) and Swansea City's Wayne Routledge in action

Leeds suffered a 1-0 defeat to Huddersfield, thanks to Aaron Mooy’s goal in the 55th minute.

Over the course of the 90 minutes at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, the home team had 42% of the possession, took four shots of which two were on target, and earned four corners, according to BBC Sport.

Visitors Huddersfield had 58% of the possession, took six shots of which two were on target, and earned four corners, according to BBC Sport.

Leeds will return to action on Tuesday evening when they take on Blackburn Rovers at Elland Road in the Championship.

The Whites are third from bottom in the league table at the moment, while Blackburn are currently at the foot of the standings.

Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) and Pontus Jansson celebrate after the match