RESILIENT LEEDS ARE TOO SHARP FOR BLADES

By John Lyons

GLEE: Ao Tanaka celebrates with Joel Piroe

ECSTATIC boss Daniel Farke hailed his ‘outstanding’ troops after Leeds produced a stunning late show to win their top-ofthe-table showdown at Sheffield United on Monday night.
Illan Meslier’s 14th-minute own goal gave the Blades an early lead, but Leeds stormed back to take the spoils, eventually running out 3-1victors.
Junior Firpo levelled on 72 minutes with a thumping header from a Dan James cross before a dramatic finish. Ao Tanaka headed Leeds into the lead in the 89th minute and, with the Blades s...

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