Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United won against Huddersfield Town at Elland Road at the weekend.
Some Leeds United fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to compliments from Huddersfield Town manager Danny Cowley.
Leeds got the better of Huddersfield 2-0 at home in the Championship at the weekend.
Luke Ayling put the Whites in the lead at Elland Road in the Yorkshire derby after just three minutes, and Patrick Bamford doubled the advantage six minutes into the second half.
After the match on Saturday afternoon, Huddersfield manager Cowley raved about Leeds.
Cowley told The Yorkshire Evening Post: “I’ve managed against Arsenal, Everton twice and Burnley and that was right up there in terms of an opponents’ performance.
“They’re our local rivals, our supporters are proud people, we’re a proud club but sometimes you have to credit the opponent. They were outstanding.”
Some Leeds fans have given their take on Cowley’s comments, and below are some of the best posts on Twitter:
Stats
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, hosts Leeds had 61% of the possession, took 16 shots of which five were on target, and earned two corners, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors Huddersfield had 39% of the possession, took six shots of which two were on target, and earned three corners, according to BBC Sport.
League table
While Leeds are at the top of the Championship table at the moment, Huddersfield currently find themselves only three points above the relegation zone.
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