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Leeds manager Garry Monk dreaming big at Elland Road: 'If I can take these fans to the Premier League, then wow!'

Last Sunday at Elland Road and a sell-out for the first time in six years. The result might not have gone to plan — visitors Newcastle winning 2-0 — but for Leeds United, there were 36,000 signs of progress and unity.

Victory over Rotherham on Saturday would lift Leeds into the play-off places, and Tuesday brings a visit to Liverpool in the EFL Cup quarter-final.

For the first time in years, hope and optimism abound.

Garry Monk has Leeds United in a buoyant mood after guiding the fallen giants up the table
Garry Monk has Leeds United in a buoyant mood after guiding the fallen giants up the table
The former Swansea player and boss has got Leeds on the verge of Championship play-offs
The former Swansea player and boss has got Leeds on the verge of Championship play-offs
Sportsmail's Adam Crafton chats to Monk about how he is turning things around at Elland Road
Sportsmail's Adam Crafton chats to Monk about how he is turning things around at Elland Road

Leeds, do not forget, have not finished in the top half of the Championship since 2011 and have reached the play-offs only once since being relegated from the Premier League in 2004.