Leeds United sit ninth in the Premier League table going into the international break.

Leeds United star Sean Longstaff is eyeing a “catalyst” for a further Whites Premier League push with a £200m reminder and personal declaration.

Leeds went into Saturday’s final game before the international break at home to Tottenham Hotspur having gone five games without a victory but Noah Okafor’s 79th-minute strike ensured United returned to winning ways with a 1-0 success.

Having only lost two games so far this season, the victory pushed Leeds back up to ninth place in the Premier League table heading into the international break, Daniel Farke’s side also moving back above Tottenham who dropped to 11th and two points behind the Whites.

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An improving Spurs side had gone into Saturday’s fixture having won their last three games and Longstaff hopes beating them provides a new “catalyst” to kick on, the Whites ace saluting the achievement of defeating a team whose centre midfielders Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes cost £185 million.

Speaking to LUTV, Longstaff was presented with the fact that United’s return to winning ways had come against a good side and said: “Of course. The money they've spent, they have got two centre midfielders worth nearly 200 million.

"They have spent a lot of money. They are a very good side and one of the in-form sides in the league really.

“Hopefully it's a catalyst to kick on”

"For us, we seem to be playing against a lot of teams that are in form every week, but for us, it's about showing what we can do. We know we have got a very good group in there and we are very, very happy to get a big three points and hopefully it's a catalyst to kick on."

Saturday’s game against Spurs was also particularly significant for Longstaff who was given a first Premier League start in a year having impressed recently from the bench.

The midfielder’s outing also marked a 200th career appearance for the player who Leeds bought from Newcastle United in the summer of last year.

United now have two weeks without a game as the November international break presents itself and Longstaff admits another match this weekend would have been good personally in a bid to find some rhythm.

The victory against Spurs, though, sent United’s players into the break with a spring in their step, Longstaff hoping that United’s international stars return fit and raring to go for the return to action a week on Saturday against fifth-placed Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

“It's a little bit of both”

Following Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Sunderland, Chelsea now sit just two points ahead of Longstaff’s Whites.

Asked if the international break was now needed or if there was a desire to keep going, Longstaff reasoned: “It's a little bit of both. Obviously you want to find a rhythm as a player and sometimes when you're not playing all the time, it's hard to find that rhythm. So for me, yeah, of course, you'd love a game next weekend.

"But ultimately sometimes it’s good as well to get away and get away with a win and everyone's really happy going at the break. Then everyone's looking forward to coming back and when we do come back we have got a tough game against a very good Chelsea team as well.

"For us, it's about hoping the lads who go to the national teams do well, but come back, fit and raring to go for us."