‘He can’t believe’: Sherwood shares what he noticed about Sam Allardyce at FT after Leeds loss

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Tim Sherwood has stated that Sam Allardyce ‘couldn’t believe’ his Leeds United side only lost 2-1 to Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday.

After the full-time whistle, Sherwood noticed the difference in both managers and their mood on the touchline.

It was suggested that, for Sam Allardyce, this was a ‘moral victory’ after everyone expected them to concede five or six against the Premier League champions, whilst Pep Guardiola had a ‘sour taste in his mouth’.

That stems from Erling Haaland’s decision not to take a penalty moments before Rodrigo pulled a goal back for Leeds – it was criticised by Alan Shearer and Ian Wright.

With captain Ilkay Gundogan on a hat-trick, the Premier League’s record-breaking striker insisted on the German taking the penalty, which he missed, then Leeds scored and the last ten or so minutes of the game were nervy for the home side.

At the full-time whistle, Sherwood noticed that the man in the losing dugout was more upbeat, as he told Premier League Productions (06/05/23 at 5:00 pm).

“It’s the widest 2-1 I have ever seen,” said Sherwood. “When there is only one goal in it, then there is always a chance for the opposition.

“But Sam (Allardyce) can’t believe it. He is coming away with this as a moral victory. When you saw the two managers at full-time, you would have thought Sam Allardyce was the one who won the game and Pep Guardiola wasn’t.

“Sour taste in the mouth of Pep Guardiola (because of Erling Haaland not taking the penalty).”

SAM ALLARDYCE – THE SURVIVAL EXPERT

Step aside Bear Grylls because Allardyce is back in town and the survival expert is hoping to keep yet another team in England’s top-flight.

During the 68-year-old’s managerial career, only once has he suffered relegation from the Premier League and that was his last gig – West Brom.

That was when football was behind closed doors, so from that perspective, he didn’t have the spark of the home crowd, but he’s going to get a lot of that at Elland Road as the Yorkshire faithful try to roar their team to safety.