Former Whites favourite Robert Snodgrass has been assessing Leeds United’s start to life back in the Premier League.

Ex-Whites star Robert Snodgrass is urging Leeds United to take a Dominic Calvert-Lewin step in drawing comparisons to the role that Patrick Bamford played.

England-capped striker Calvert-Lewin joined Leeds as a free agent signing in the summer after ending nearly a decade with Everton and took over the no 9 shirt vacated by Bamford.

The striker has now led the line for United’s last seven Premier League games but has scored just once for a side who have netted just nine goals from their ten games played so far.

Speaking to Boyle Sports, who offer the latest football betting, Snodgrass saluted Calvert-Lewin’s quality but questioned whether he could score 15 goals a season as he declared that the striker hadn’t quite fit into the role that Bamford played.

In the club’s bid to survive their first season back in the Premier League, Snodgrass believes Calvert-Lewin “needs help” upfront and urged Leeds to add attacking firepower in the January transfer window to potentially keep the club up.

“Might need help”

"Talking as a Leeds fan, I don't think Dominic Calvert-Lewin has quite fit into that sort of role Patrick Bamford played previously,” said Snodgrass.

“We know he's got that quality, but can he stay fit and get into a rhythm where he's scoring 15 goals a season?

"I think he might need help. I think you need somebody who's proven in the Premier League. I'm sure come January, they'll want to try and add to that firepower and continue what they've done with some good signings.

"Survival is all about recruitment, I'm massive on that. But it needs to be the right fit that comes into the building, understands what the club is, what the fans are and works well with the players there.

"I believe that recruitment is what will probably be the difference between them jumping into that sort of middle half of the table from the bottom, really."