Leeds United manager Daniel Farke, Gary Neville in a circular insert.
Leeds United have been in excellent form over recent weeks before their defeat against Newcastle United in midweek.
Ever since the end of November in the second half against Manchester City, Daniel Farke’s men have looked like a completely different side as they began to put a string of results and performances together that forced pundits to sit up and take notice.
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Even in defeat, United are impressing onlookers, with Shearer being impressed with Leeds despite being on the wrong end of a seven-goal thriller against Newcastle in their last outing.
The narrative surrounding Leeds from the outside appears to have completely changed for the better, and Gary Neville’s recent comments further reflect the respect that Farke’s team has earned as of late.
Gary Neville praises Leeds United during Manchester United rant
Alongside Neville and Shearer, Gary Lineker is also optimistic when it comes to Leeds and their survival hopes, as supporters may feel they can begin to relax just a little for the second half of the Premier League campaign.
However, Neville’s recent comments are by far the most surprising as the former Manchester United right-back mentioned their bitter rivals Leeds, when discussing his former club.
“I’ve done, I think, six or seven of (Manchester) United’s last matches and two or three of the games I really like, but when you think they’ve played Everton with ten men, Wolves, Leeds, Burnley, Bournemouth and West Ham,” said Neville on the latest episode of the Gary Neville Podcast.
“A lot of those teams are losing, apart from Leeds, a lot of those teams are losing a lot of football matches and playing really poorly.”
This will be a major boost for Leeds, considering Wolves, Burnley and West Ham occupy the bottom three and Neville clearly thinks the Whites are a cut above their relegation rivals.
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Leeds need to set their sights on reeling in Bournemouth
Bournemouth are another team Neville mentioned in his Manchester United rant, with the south coast outfit sitting 15th in the Premier League, whilst Leeds sit in 16th.
There is just a four-point gap between the two sides, and if Leeds can reel the Cherries back in and even overtake them, they will have added another side into the relegation battle, which will only aid Leeds’ chances of staying up.
Stat Leeds United Bournemouth
Wins 2 1
Draws 5 4
Losses 1 3
(Last eight Premier League fixtures)
The data suggests that Leeds are the more in-form of the two teams as of late, and even in their losing effort against Newcastle, the Whites proved they can compete with the elite sides the Premier League has to offer.
If Leeds can keep this form going, there’s no reason they can’t leapfrog Bournemouth and continue to look even further up the table.
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