Joel Piroe has taken a swipe at Leeds United's title rivals Burnley and Sheffield United. In an interview with Dutch outlet Algemeen Dagblad, the forward has claimed Leeds United play an attacking, aggressive brand of football compared to their fellow promotion hopefuls.

The Whites are top of the Championship, having gone over two months without defeat in the second tier of English football. However, the Blades reclaimed second spot and moved to within two points of Daniel Farke's men by beating Portsmouth at Bramall Lane yesterday.

“Burnley and Sheffield play more from defence. That’s how they get results, you know. But we force victories more, I think,” said Piroe, who featured as a late second half substitute in their defeat to Millwall. “For me the attack is also more fun. It’s a struggle every week. In England the defenders are always physically strong. And they throw themselves for every ball. There is much more of that dedication than in the Netherlands.

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“But I have the best job in professional football. As a striker you can score and then you are the celebrated man. Beautiful, right? I’m living my dream here.”

Piroe, a big-money signing from Swansea City in the summer of 2023, is enjoying life at Elland Road. He has notched 27 goals and eight assists in 82 Whites outings.

“I feel completely at home at Leeds United," said Piroe. "This is really a very big club. You can already feel that when you walk around here. To everything. The atmosphere in the city, the fans and the history of the club,” he added.

“Man, the people here go crazy around those matches. The experience is very intense. In the stadium you stand in a hurricane of sound. It is very special to experience that.”