Here are your Leeds United morning headlines on Tuesday, February 22.
Hackett says McTominay should've seen red
Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett believes that Scott McTominay should have been sent off in Manchester United's 4-2 win over Leeds United.
The midfielder was handed a yellow card for a strong challenge on Joe Gelhardt in the 77th minute. Moments later, he fouled Junior Firpo after he passed the ball away. The Leeds players were furious that McTominay didn't get given a red card which could've changed the context of the game as the visitors ran out comfortable winners in the end.
Asked for his verdict of the incident, Hackett said after analysing the footage with Football Insider: "How McTominay stayed on the pitch is beyond me.
"If his manager wants open and clean football then he needs to have a conversation with him. He is one lucky boy to have stayed on the pitch. On this one he should have received a red card. The second challenge fulfils a second yellow. It doesn’t have to be a second red.
"To some degree, I can understand what Paul Tierney is doing. That’s why I think he had a good game but I will criticise him on certain points. McTominay was a serial offender in the game. This wasn’t just two offences. I was surprised he stayed on."
Crooks slams Bielsa
Former Tottenham Hotspur forward Garth Crooks has slammed Marcelo Bielsa for starting Raphinha on the bench in Leeds United's defeat against Manchester United.
The Brazil international was dropped for the visit of the Red Devils, with Adam Forshaw coming back into the side as Daniel James moved out to the right-wing.
However, Raphinha came on at half-time alongside Joe Gelhardt and the duo helped the Whites to fight back from a two-goal deficit - with the former Rennes midfielder scoring the equaliser.
Writing in his weekly Team of the Week column for the BBC, Crooks criticised Bielsa for his decision to leave out their 'most talented' player.
He said: "I have very little time for any manager, especially with limited resources, who leaves their most talented player on the bench against a top-class side and still expects to get something out of the game.
"In the first half, Leeds were like lambs to the slaughter playing Manchester United. How you leave Raphinha on the sidelines against a team like United beggars belief."
Positives to take from Man Utd defeat
It proved to be another frustrating afternoon for Leeds United on Sunday, as they suffered a 4-2 defeat against arch rivals Manchester United at Elland Road.
There were plenty of positives to take, though, considering how the Whites started the game and responded after the break.
Joe Gelhardt and Raphinha seemed to give Bielsa's men a lift and they were both influential in the comeback and a determined second-half performance.
In actual fact, Leeds recorded more shots than their opponents over the course of the 90 minutes (16-15).
Although Ralf Rangnick's side had three more efforts on target (9-6), the Whites created more chances (14-12) and were unfortunate not to score a third when David de Gea kept out Gelhardt's 61st-minute strike.
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Injury latest
It is only a matter of time before the likes of Kalvin Phillips and Liam Cooper return to the fold, having missed close to three months with hamstring injuries.
The pair were both substituted in the 2-2 draw with Brentford during early December and have not made a matchday squad since.
Marcelo Bielsa provided an injury update this morning, but it was on defender Robin Koch, who sustained a cut to the head and was duly substituted in Sunday's 4-2 defeat to Man United.
Due to the proximity of Leeds' visit to Liverpool, Koch is ruled out of this week's initial fixture under concussion guidelines.
"I was convinced that it was just the bleeding from the cut because that was the first conclusion after the evaluation the player had. After when he manifested different symptoms he was substituted," Bielsa said.
