What are your thoughts on this current Leeds team who apart from an indifferent February and early March have found form again and produced some big results?
“They’re a very good team as I said, with a unique style of play. The manager is one of the more interesting coaches. He’s had some exciting teams and they go all the way [in games]. Last time we were winning 4-0 after about 40 minutes or whatever it was, but you didn’t feel safe because they never stop. They’ve got a great mentality and a great work rate and we know we’re going to be tested.”

They’ve got some really exciting attacking players, particularly Rodrigo and Raphinha, and the latter has been a joy to watch…
“I think the whole team since they came up in the first game showed their intention of playing their style and that’s what we want as managers. You want your players to stick to your plan and they’ve done that to a tee.”

And just finally it’s another chance for you to lock horns with the man you mentioned earlier, Marcelo Bielsa, after getting the upper hand against him at Old Trafford in that thriller earlier in the season…
“You can say it was a thriller, but even though you were 4-0 up they got it back to 4-1 just before half-time and they had another big chance where it could have easily been 4-2, and they had early chances in the second half. So it’s a game you never feel safe in. I don’t expect the same start that we had – we were electric to start with in that game, but we’ve prepared well and we’re ready for them.”

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