Leeds United didn't have to come out of second gear against Oxford United but from watching Daniel Farke's behaviour on the touchline, you'd have thought his side were second best.

The Whites were heavy favourites for the clash and avoided any banana skin in their promotion hunt. Daniel James' fifth Championship goal of the season put Leeds ahead inside 10 minutes before Jayden Bogle, Brenden Aaronson and Manor Solomon all got on the scoresheet.

Oxford rarely threatened Leeds' win. Przemyslaw Placheta blazed over when he should have done much better but the visitors struggled with Leeds' quality.

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However, Farke appeared to be frustrated at stages throughout the afternoon. The press box at Elland Road is behind the dug-out meaning you can't miss Farke. During the first-half, in which Leeds barely allowed Oxford to breath, the German constantly urged his players to press the visitors when they tried to play out.

He constantly encouraged his players to show work rate and energy to regain possession in Oxford's half, but when it went wrong or he thought certain players didn't work hard enough, he was visibly frustrated.

Oxford's goalkeeper Jamie Cummings had a torrid afternoon with the weather conditions in Leeds. His xxx first-half goal kicks were all poor due to the wind. After one failed to clear the away side's half, James applied pressure to left-back Greg Leigh, who was forced to return the ball to his goalkeeper.

Cummings, who was clearly depleting in confidence on the ball, followed the pressure by James by kicking the ball out of play. Farke was rapid in applauding his players and urging them to up the tempo to get the ball back on the pitch and catch the visitors out.

As the first-half played out, Oxford managed to get themselves on the ball much more. However, their lack of quality, coupled with the troubling conditions, meant a number of passes didn't reach their target. For whatever reason though, there was no-one in white to pick the ball up and Farke was, once again, quick in his demand to push higher up the pitch.

At 1-0, despite the contrast in how both side's season has played out so far, is always a scary scoreline and Farke was aware of that. Demanding the highest standards of your players, even when winning, is the sort of management needed.

The second half was much better and the period in which Leeds scored their three goals after half-time was breathtaking. There was no sign of dissatisfaction from the Leeds dugout.

It's likely that Oxford's poor quality on the ball was the subject of Farke's team talk at half-time. It worked and Leeds applied pressure to their opponents and reaped the rewards.