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Thomas Christiansen praises Pawel Cibicki

Sweden's forward Pawel Cibicki (R) and England's defender Ben Chilwell vie for the ball during the UEFA U-21 European Championship Group A football...
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Leeds United’s Pawel Cibicki impressed again on Saturday.

Sweden's forward Pawel Cibicki vies for the ball during the UEFA U-21 European Championship Group A football match Poland v Sweden in Lublin, Poland on June 19, 2017.

Thomas Christiansen has told BBC Radio Leeds that Leeds United winger Pawel Cibicki will only get better for his side.

Cibicki, a £1.5 million signing from Malmo in the summer, only made his Championship debut last week against QPR but that impressive bow saw Christiansen give him a start in Saturday’s win over Norwich.

The Swedish attacker, who started on the right wing, set up Pontus Jansson for the only goal at Elland Road against the Canaries and he seems like a player on the rise.

Sweden's forward Pawel Cibicki (R) and England's defender Ben Chilwell vie for the ball during the UEFA U-21 European Championship Group A football match Sweden v England in Kielce, Poland...

Fans of the West Yorkshire side had to wait a long time before seeing the 23-year-old in action, but Christiansen is confident that there is plenty more to come from the star.

He told BBC Radio Leeds: “Now he’s hungry and he hasn’t been. Now it’s his second game and he will improve for sure.

“His delivery, he’s making very good passes, the dribbling, he’s intelligent [have been impressive]. It’s a player we expect a lot from.”

Sweden's forward Pawel Cibicki (R) and Poland's defender Pawel Jaroszynski vie for the ball during the UEFA U-21 European Championship Group A football match Poland v Sweden in Lublin,...

Christiansen deserves credit for starting Cibicki ahead of a tried-and-tested talent like Pablo Hernandez, who was dropped to the bench, and it paid off.

It was his second assist in two games for Leeds and the Spanish boss seems to be right: Cibicki, despite his low-profile start to life at Thorp Arch, is an exciting addition.