Leeds United put in a spirited second-half performance at Manchester City to fight back from two goals down before eventually losing 3-2 on Saturday.
The Whites got off to the worst possible start when Phil Foden scored inside the first minute, his effort from 10 yards crashing in off the crossbar after Matheus Nunes got in behind Willy Gnonto to cross. City doubled their lead on 25 minutes when defender Josko Gvardiol poked in from close range after Lucas Perri was unable to punch clear a corner.
Farke made three changes at half-time and was instantly rewarded, with substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin capitalising on a poor Nunes touch to pull one back for Leeds. Lukas Nmecha then scored a rebound from his own saved penalty to make it 2-2 on 68 minutes, following a foul from Gvardiol on Calvert-Lewin.
Leeds continued to cause their hosts problems with a more direct approach but as full-time edged closer, City regained control and pinned their visitors back. Foden eventually won it late on with his second of the game, working space on the edge of the box before striking beyond Perri.
YEP chief football writer Graham Smyth was at the Etihad to watch that performance. Here are his Leeds United player ratings...
7. CM: Ilia Gruev
6 - A pretty anonymous first half but some tidy touches and passes in the second half. Nipped in to win the ball a few times. | Getty Images
8. CM: Ao Tanaka
6 - Loads of effort and showed his quality on the ball at times but was guilty of a really poor pass that led to the build up for the City winner. | Getty Images
9. RW: Daniel James
5 - His pace was a factor and helped create a shooting chance for Nmecha. Didn't get to do too much more attacking. | Getty Images
10. LW: Willy Gnonto
4 - Guilty of switching off inside the first minute, long enough to let City in behind. Found it hard to defend in a few moments. | AFP via Getty Images
11. ST: Lukas Nmecha
8 - Worked his socks off. Was isolated in the first half and did a lot of fruitless running. Caused problems in a two with Calvert-Lewin. Took the rebound well having seen his penalty saved. | AFP via Getty Images
12. Sub: Jaka Bijol
7 - Did well on and off the ball for the majority of his second half cameo. | Getty Images