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‘Top drawer’: Some Leeds United fans think one player was ‘immense’ today

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Some Leeds United fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Raphinha against Everton at Elland Road today.

What’s the story?

Leeds were in action against Everton at home in the Premier League today.

The West Yorkshire outfit and the Merseyside club played out a 2-2 draw.

Rafael Benitez’s side took the lead twice, but on both occasions, Marcelo Bielsa’s team equalised.

Raphinha scored the second goal for Leeds in the 72nd minute with a wonderful effort.

The Brazilian winger had a brilliant game on a personal level and was one of the better players on the pitch.

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Raphinha took six shots, played one key pass, had a pass accuracy of 70.7%, took 80 touches, attempted two dribbles, made one interception, and put in seven crosses.

What are Leeds United fans saying?

As you can see from the tweets below, Leeds fans are delighted with the performance of Raphinha.

Well, some of them anyway.

Raphinha is one of the best players in the Leeds squad, and his goal and performance today underlines his importance to Bielsa’s team.

For Leeds to have a successful season, the Brazilian will have to be on top of his game throughout.