Leeds United have endured another tough Premier League campaign, but it is one which finally threatens to be uplifted by the recent appointment of Javi Gracia.

The Spaniard has become their third manager in the last 12 months, and joins with a plethora of experience, despite it being hardly the most impressive managerial CV.

His most notable prior success was arguably his last and only stint in England before moving to Elland Road, as he led Watford to initial safety during the 2018/19 season as well as their first FA Cup final in 35 years. Whilst they would lose handsomely to Manchester City, it represented an impressive job before a poor start to the following season would result in his dismissal.

That stint at the Hornets, whilst brief, was underpinned by the resurgence of his compatriot Gerard Deulofeu. The tricky Spaniard seemed to recapture the levels that made him so revered at Everton, and with the 28-year-old now excelling at Udinese, perhaps Gracia will look to emulate this growth with one of the many underperforming wide men at the Yorkshire outfit.

Can Sinisterra be Leeds' own Gerard Deulofeu?

Having signed for the club as part of Jesse Marsch's summer spending spree, Luis Sinisterra became their sixth signing of the window in a reported £21m deal. It was expected the Colombian would shoulder the goalscoring burden previously held by Raphinha, who would depart later that month.

However, with just two goals and zero assists after 12 league games, he has hardly enjoyed an impressive start to life in England.

To reinvigorate the 23-year-old, who last season had scored 23 and assisted 14 in all competitions for Feyenoord, could be integral in not only securing survival this campaign but boosting any future success the club desire.

During that aforementioned season at Vicarage Road, Deulofeu would score ten and assist five for a struggling Watford team. It was an impressive feat, with his brace against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley outlining his penchant for the big occasion as they completed a famous comeback.

He has since shown little signs of deterioration too, as last season saw him score 13 and assist another five. 

With calmness and arrogance on the ball, the way in which the former Toffees man carried, crossed and striked the ball was completely unorthodox but clearly highly effective. Sinisterra too boasts this maverick streak as well, with one of his goals earlier in the season being dubbed "Paul Gascoigne-esque" by journalist Conor McGilligan.

Should Gracia manage to finally get the tricky winger firing, he could have a similarly transformative effect on the Whites as his previous success had down south.

Fans are still waiting to see the best of Sinisterra and would be delighted if he could finally find his scoring touch as the season nears its conclusion.