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Some Wolves fans react on Twitter to Barry Douglas’ Leeds United debut

Barry Douglas of Wolverhampton Wanderers chests the ball down during the Sky Bet Championship match between Wolverhampton and Fulham at Molineux on...
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Leeds United signed Barry Douglas from Leeds at the end of last month.

Riyad Mahrez of Leicester in action with Barry Douglas of Wolves during the pre-season friendly match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City at Molineux on July 29, 2017 in...

Barry Douglas kicked off his spell as a Leeds United player with a win as the Whites beat Stoke City 3-1.

Leeds signed Douglas at the end of July from Wolves in a bargain deal which cost just £3 million.

The left-back had a mixed display for Leeds; he played well and provided an assist for Liam Cooper to score a header from a corner.

It was well timed as just five minutes earlier he had made an uncharacteristic error to foul former Wolves teammate Benik Afobe and give away a penalty, temporarily halving Leeds’ lead.

A general view of Elland Road during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Fulham at Elland Road on December 13, 2014 in Leeds, England.

Douglas was arguably the Championship’s best left-back last season, providing 14 assists for Wolves.

Supporters were surprised when Wolves let Douglas leave, and Leeds already appear to have bagged a bargain.

Douglas completed 97 per cent of his passes against Stoke, and made a joint team high four tackles.

Here is a look at how Wolves fans reacted on Twitter to Douglas’ Leeds debut, with some still not over his exit, and others wishing the rest would find a way to get past it…