Leeds United’s 5-0 defeat to Arsenal will have dented squad confidence, though perhaps it more damages their PR than chances of survival. The game against title challengers indeed will not define their season, as in the words of Daniel Farke .

There is a real sense even among managers now that these trophy hunters are essentially in another realm and that the rest merely do well to give them a game. That, Leeds did not.

On the back foot all match, no United player came out with any credit . The chasm was clear, even before kick off. Eberechi Eze’s unveiling pre-match means Arsenal have now spent more than £1billion on transfers under Mikel Arteta.

Despite that eye-watering figure, it was the day for academy products with Eze a former youth talent, Bukayo Saka scoring then going of

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