Martin Keown awestruck live on talkSPORT by what ‘amazing’ Leeds United players did
Martin Keown believes it was an “amazing result” for Leeds United when they beat Leicester City on 23 February.
Speaking on talkSPORT on Friday (1 March, 11:42am), the pundit said he predicted the Whites to win the game 2-1, but that they surpassed his expectations by securing a 3-1 victory over the Foxes at Elland Road.
Daniel Farke’s side had to come from behind against the Championship leaders as the three points maintained their place in the automatic promotion places.
“If you look at the Championship last week, everyone was saying Leicester would win that game and I went all out on Leeds to win that game,” said Keown. “By the way, if you’d watched the first hour, you would’ve thought I was talking nonsense.
“But what a fantastic result that was for Leeds. I predicted 2-1, but 3-1 surpassed what I thought. It was an amazing result.”
Leeds United in fine form under Daniel Farke
It took an awful lot of mental strength from the Leeds side to remain in the game when they were behind and perform an incredible comeback.
It looked as though they were going to slip to a narrow defeat in what was a crucial match in their promotion bid, but three late goals secured them all three points.
While the focus will still be on just ensuring they finish the season in the top two places, the Whites will now have Leicester in their sights after doing the double over them during this campaign.
Farke’s side have been in fine form this calendar year and they will be looking to keep that momentum going over the next few weeks.
There are a number of players currently battling it out for a place in the starting lineup and the German will be delighted that so many members of his squad are providing an impact at Elland Road.
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