Ex-Leeds United strikerÂ JimmyÂ FloydÂ HasselbainkÂ believes that his former side shouldÂ be playing in the Premier League.

The Whites haveÂ seen their formÂ slipÂ off recently with October being a difficultÂ month for the club.

One win in the last five ChampionshipÂ matchesÂ has resulted in the YorkshireÂ outfit droppingÂ out of the play off zone, and as well as gettingÂ knocked out of the League CupÂ byÂ LeicesterÂ City, theÂ goals have dried up forÂ Thomas Christiansen’s Leeds side.

United currently sit two points away from the play offs, but despite the recent downturn in form, the now manager of League One’s Northampton Town, thinks his former employers should be in the top flight of English football.

“They [Leeds] started ever so well. They’re having a difficult time,” the Dutchman told Express Sport.

“They need consistency again and if they can get that good consistency with picking points up and working with not too much hoo-ha, then they will have a chance.

“It’s a magnificent club, it’s a big club. It’s a club that actually should be in the Premier League with the stature of the club. But getting out of theâ€¯Championshipâ€¯is not easy, as a lot of clubs have found. And they’re finding that now as well.”

Leeds were relegated inÂ 2004 and with a stadium that holds a capacity of 37,890, as well asÂ a massive fanÂ base,Â they’re often seen as the ‘big fish in a small pond.’

However, reality dictates, and this weekend they head to Brentford â€“ a side who haven’t lost in their last fiveÂ games in the ChampionshipÂ – knowing that a win couldÂ propelÂ them from 7thÂ in the leagueÂ table,Â back into the play-off spots.