Leeds United: Meslier, Ayling, Firpo (Gelhardt 62), Koch, Klich, Raphinha, Dallas (James 45), Rodrig

Leeds United: Meslier, Ayling, Firpo (Gelhardt 62), Koch, Klich, Raphinha, Dallas (James 45), Rodrigo (Greenwood 83), Struijk, Harrison, Phillips.

Subs not used: Klaesson, Llorente, Bate, Cresswell, Shackleton.

Leeds had to make a last minute change to the starting line up when Liam Cooper was injured during the pre-match warm up - although I’m not sure how much difference it made. Nobody expected us to get anything from this fixture.

Although the gulf in class between us and Citeh is immense, we did manage to keep them reasonably quiet for much of the game, while also playing some decent football ourselves. The scoreline was a bit harsh on us, but they always had the quality to punish our mistakes and were clinical with their finishing when it mattered.

Leeds almost got on the scoresheet early on when Rodrigo broke forward and could have played in Raphinha, who would have been clean through, but he held on to the ball too long and was eventually dispossessed….

Man City’s first goal came from a poorly defended set piece, but apart from that they didn’t really threaten in the first half. However, losing Stuart Dallas to injury just before half time was a big blow for us.

We were still in the game until City scored their second a few minutes after the re-start (also from a set piece). We tried to rally, but left ourselves open at the back, making it easier for City to score their third and fourth goals on the break.

As usual Elland Road was full and it was amazing to hear the whole ground singing “we all love Leeds” for the last 15 minutes, appreciating the fact that the team never gave up even though it was a losing battle from the start.

Meanwhile Burnley won their third game in a row and moved ahead of us on goal difference. Everton also won and are now two points behind us with a game in hand.

Relegation is looking more and more inevitable….