In it until they weren’t
If you had been told on the Saturday morning train journey down to London that Leeds United would be beaten 4-1 by one of the best teams in Europe, you probably would not have batted much of an eyelid. This is the outcome and scoreline most onlookers must have expected.
The Whites had won four of their previous 24 games in the division and Arsenal had won 11 of their 14 home league games this term. The 19 goals scored in their prior six matches also helped in driving home the pre-match narrative we were all expecting.
