'Hopefully soon' - Tarik Muharemovic outlines big Elland Road hope Leeds United fans will love

Leeds United defender Tarik Muharemovic has his sights set on an Elland Road goal after opening his account at Chelsea in September.

Muharemovic has become an instant fan-favourite since his £34million move from Sassuolo, playing every available minute across all competitions for Leeds. The Bosnian’s defensive efforts have helped to keep five clean sheets but he’s proven more than useful in the opposition box too.

Having opened his account with a back-post header in what was eventually a heavy Carabao Cup defeat at Chelsea in September, Muharemovic twice set up Dominic Calvert-Lewin to score in front of the Elland Road crowd. The defender hopes it will be his turn to celebrate a goal soon enough.

“I would like to score every game, if possible, to be honest,” he told the Official Leeds United podcast. “I really like to score or to assist as well. But every corner, I just can't wait for corners, because I just can't wait to try to go for it, to go for the headers, to score.

“When I scored against Chelsea, I think it's a night I will never forget. Obviously, I would like to forget because of the result, but you just felt how much it meant to me to score, obviously, in such a competition like in England. It was obviously the Carabao Cup.

“Premier League, I haven't scored yet, but hopefully soon. I know how it is to celebrate in the Premier League, how the fans go crazy. I just hope to score for sure in Elland Road under the lights.”

Both of Muharemovic’s league assists were smart touches too, particularly his flick of a mis-hit Jayden Bogle cross to set up Calvert-Lewin against Newcastle United. Against old rivals Manchester United, the centre-back won first contact of a corner to flick it to his teammate at the back post.

Replays of that goal appeared to show it was a pre-orchestrated move, with Muharemovic and Calvert-Lewin locked in conversation before the pair spin away and link up. Great though it would have been, however, that was not the case.

“There was nothing about the corner,” Muharemovic admitted. “No, everyone thought it was about the corner, but it was not.

“Dom saw how it was in front of the defenders, because they were standing high. So he told me ‘Tarik, look, I know we can play good, but try one time a chipped ball behind the defence. I'll run, I'll be there.’

“I was like, okay, and then I saw Anton was taking it [the corner], so I pushed him away, I left, and yeah, everything else is just a story. I wish it was [pre-planned] . I could have said it, but I don't mind. I don't like to lie.”