Jesse Marsch describes Ralph Hasenhüttl as a gentleman, a mentor, a gifted pianist and a good friend.Given that Southampton’s manager is similarly complimentary about his Leeds counterpart it was perhaps appropriate that no one lost an intense and entertaining game that left an improving Leeds eight points clear of the bottom three.
They have gained renewed cohesion and confidence in the month since the American succeeded Marcelo Bielsa but they have not yet quite banished lingering relegation fears and could do with winning at Watford next Saturday.
