There has been dissection and analysis about what went wrong following the 5-0 drubbing by Arsenal. Very clearly, the tactics were not successful.

Leeds United adopted their 4-3-3 formation, though this turned into a 4-1-4-1 when against the ball with the wingers tucking back and Ilia Gruev guarding the defence. Joel Piroe was left lost at sea.

Gruev was overrun. Ao Tanaka was crowded out, as was Wilfried Gnonto on the left flank. Bukayo Saka won his one-on-one battles with Gabriel Gudmundsson. The floors of the system were exposed and Daniel Farke had no go-to plan B.

Some supporters questioned the team selection itself. The big query was who would come into defensive midfield in the absence of the injured Ethan Ampadu. While that was a more hotly-contested debate, few argued with

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