Daniel Farke was spitting feathers when he saw his Leeds United side concede inside 60 seconds at the Etihad Stadium back in November. “I can't say [what I was thinking] or else I would be banned for swearing,” he said after the game.

He probably would have said similar if he had been able to do the post-match media duties on Saturday. However, his red card at the end of the 1-0 defeat meant assistant Eddie Riemer had to field questions with Farke banned as per FA rules.

There are several ironies here; that he also got banned in February last year after celebrating a winner against Sunderland - Tuesday’s opponents - and that the man who is usually the coolest inside Elland Road is the one to technically break the club’s 26-month streak without a red card.

Yet the fact he was even at Leeds on Saturday to receive a red card looked very improbable when Leeds went behind so early at the Etihad four months ago.

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