Leeds United manager Brian McDermott has said that he is delighted by the impact made by some of his squad players.

Michael Brown and Danny Pugh both made their first appearances of the season in the club's win at Charlton Athletic two weeks ago.

McDermott believes that Brown and Pugh have proved that there is competition within the squad.

"I am not just saying it to pay lip service, but we believe everybody here is very important and no-one is out of the reckoning. The fact that Browny and Pughy came in and did so well at Charlton is a great example of that. They were both terrific," Football365.com quotes McDermott as saying.

"I see these guys day in and day out and see what they can do in terms of the training they do with Nigel [Gibbs]. What they have done is top-drawer and they really are top, top professionals and they have shown that.

"You need that camaraderie between everybody and you want the substitutes to be wanting the lads to do well on the pitch and the ones who are not in the squad to as well."

Leeds currently occupy eighth place in the Championship.