Leeds United were disrespected in the media during slump and hurt by form, but it was a 'kick up the back side'

The Ulsterman, called up today by Northern Ireland for this month's Euro2020 play-off semi-final against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and his Leeds team-mates have roared back to winning ways since their impressive performance in a 1-1 draw at Brentford, taking all 15 points on offer since the visit to Griffin Park.

In the lead-up to the promotion clash with the Bees, Leeds were beaten 2-0 by Nottingham Forest and head coach Marcelo Bielsa said he had picked up on a sense of doubt around the team.

Amid media scrutiny of what was going wrong for the Whites, Brentford boss Thomas Frank suggested Bielsa’s men would fear the trip to London.