The score says Leeds United 0-1 Manchester City but that only tells a fraction of the story.

Not that the players will have checked the results but before kick-off Leeds fans knew they could not have ceded ground to relegation rivals given West Ham United’s defeat to Liverpool and Burnley’s dramatic loss to Brentford. So it means the bottom three picture remains the same with one fewer game (10) left to play.

On another day, Leeds could have got a result and should have at least scored. Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be having nightmares about his early miss. At the same time, Man City showed why they are title challengers.

They amassed 67% of possession and had the better xG and on the other foot made 39 clearances and won 17 tackles. Yet that 15 minutes at the end amid the raft of substitutes saw Leeds go close to equalising through Jaka Bijol and shows why maybe, just maybe, Leeds will stay up.

Daniel Farke very rarely lets emotions get the better of him but Saturday was one...