Alan Shearer believes Sam Allardyce can take the positives from Leeds United's defeat to Premier League leaders Manchester City despite results going against them this weekend. Wins for Everton and Nottingham Forest saw them leapfrog the Whites and move out of the bottom three.
Nonetheless, many had expected Leeds to be thrashed at the Etihad, but they were only beaten 2-1. Shearer believes this could come into play come the end of the season
He told the Football Daily Podcast on BBC 5 live: "They didn't take a battering in terms of the goal difference which could be very important at the end of the season. Two down at half-time [but] if Manchester City and Erling [Haaland] had their finishing boots on it could have and should have been five or six at half-time.
