Leeds United returned to their dominant best with a 4-1 rout of Tranmere Rovers, prompting manager Simon Grayson to insist: "It's been coming."
Two goals from a rejuvenated Jermaine Beckford and one apiece from Robert Snodgrass and Luciano Becchio earned United a crushing victory at Prenton Park as the Yorkshire club took an important step in the direction of automatic promotion from League One.
* Click here to take a trip down memory lane with our Leeds United action replay. Grayson's squad bore the brunt of criticism from their supporters after Saturday's 1-1 draw with Brentford left them with only two wins from 11 league matches, but his players took full advantage of a game in hand over third-placed Charlton Athletic with a ruthless victory over Tranmere.
* Click here for read the latest views and opinions of our Leeds United columnists.The victory carried Leeds five points clear of Charlton with only 11 games to play, and Grayson was impressed by his team's convincing
response to criticism of their performance at the weekend.
* Click here to add your name and location to our Leeds Ex-Pats Map.Grayson said: "We weren't far away from our best and that's been the case for a few weeks. I've never been disheartened with how things have been going.
* Click here to follow the YEP on Twitter."We knew there was a performance and a result like this in us and I think it's been coming. It was really professional and it showed a lot of our best attributes.
* Click here to watch latest YEP news and sport video reports."I understand the frustration caused by the fact that we haven't been getting the points we wanted, but I've said many times that winning promotion is never easy.
* Click here for latest YEP news and sport picture slideshows."This was a difficult game for us, our game in hand, and if the result has relaxed people then I still want everyone to be on their toes because we've got 11 games to go yet."
Beckford's brace raised his tally of goals for the season to 27 and he also laid on the chance for Becchio which gave Leeds a 3-1 lead 11 minutes before half-time, all but killing the game.
"The front two were a real handful," said Grayson. "When they play like that it sets everything up for the rest of the team."
