Sam Allardyce's Leeds United managerial bow has resulted in a respectable 2-1 defeat at Manchester City, with the Whites displaying a much-improved performance from the one that saw them beaten 4-1 by Bournemouth.
Ilkay Gundogan's impressive first-half brace was enough to see off Allardyce's men, who pulled one back five minutes from time courtesy of a sharp finish from Rodrigo.
And while United were fortunate that self-confessed Leeds fan Erling Haaland was without his shooting boots on a rare occasion, the defensive frailties that plagued 'Big Sam's' predecessors, Marcelo Bielsa, Jesse Marsch and Javi Gracia, were a whole lot less evident.
