What symphony the Leeds United orchestrator will play without their conductor is a question that is left unanswered for now, given Daniel Farke was allowed in the dugout for the game despite his red card against Manchester City.

With the Football Association not filing its report to the club ahead of kick-off, there was no charge of a one-match ban and therefore Farke was free to fine-tune his team from the sidelines against Sunderland last night. The problem was that he hit his mark too late.

The substitutes gave energy but their entry ultimately turned out to be too late - Sunderland brought on Granit Xhaka and Wilson Isidor earlier and eventually won the penalty that saw them to the 1-0 win. No changes in the starting XI has to be brought into focus too.

Too many players were off the boil, and some have that has to be due to fatigue both physical and mental. Leeds might have enacted a dramatic turnaround last year but this is the Premier League - there is no scope...