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Richard Cresswell wants more from Leeds United’s Eunan O’Kane

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Eunan O’Kane did not play well for Leeds United against Reading in the Championship on Saturday.

Eunan O'Kane of Leeds United leaves the field after being sent off during the Sky Bet Championship match between Ipswich Town and Leeds United at Portman Road on January 13, 2018 in...

Richard Cresswell has told BBC Radio Leeds that Leeds United midfielder Eunan O’Kane needs to do more.

The former Leeds striker made the comments following the Whites’ 2-2 draw with Reading away from home at the Madejski Stadium.

O’Kane started the Championship match on Saturday and played for the entire 90 minutes.

The performances of the Republic of Ireland international in recent weeks have not been great, and the midfielder did not have a great game at Reading.

Eunan O'Kane of Leeds United and Charlie Mulgrew during the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United at Ewood Park on February 1, 2017 in Blackburn, England

Former Leeds striker Cresswell wants to see more from O’Kane, and told BBC Radio Leeds after the match: “I think O’Kane needs to do a little bit more.

“I think he is a very, very good player. He has played at a high level. He has got great ability on the ball, to keep the ball, to keep the ball moving, to keep probing those passes.”

Eunan O'Kane of Leeds United is tackled by Che Adams of Birmingham City during the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City and Leeds United at St Andrews (stadium) on March 3,...

Need more from Eunan O’Kane

O’Kane is a good and experienced midfielder, but the Republic of Ireland international is not having a good season.

As some of the tweets from Leeds fans below show, the supporters of the West Yorkshire outfit are not happy with O’Kane, and they will agree with Cresswell’s comments about the midfielder doing more.

There is no doubt that the 27-year-old is a very good player, but he needs to get his form back and perform the way he did for most of last season.