"We could have won the game." Marcelo Bielsa pleased with Leeds United performance after injury-time drama at Middlesbrough

Leeds United's Kalvin Phillips wheels away after his dramatic 101st-minute equaliser at Middlesbrough.

Marcelo Bielsa insisted Leeds United had dominated enough of the game to win it after an equaliser from Kalvin Phillips in the 11th minute of injury-time snatched a 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough.

Phillips’ headed home his first goal of the season in the second-last of 12 added minutes as Leeds returned to the top of the Championship in remarkable fashion at The Riverside.

United were on the brink of a fifth defeat in seven league games when Phillips’ anticipated Liam Cooper’s knockdown from a corner and headed in at the near post.

An eventful game had been delayed for seven minutes earlier in the second half while paramedics tended to Leeds winger Jack Clarke, who was taken ill after being substituted by Bielsa at half-time.

United held their nerve at the death to force a result and move a point clear of title rivals Norwich City but Bielsa claimed his side had deserved more, despite their late rescue job.

Boro created a string of chances before the break and opened the scoring through Lewis Wing three minutes into the second half but came under heavy pressure as Leeds pressed for an equaliser.

“We suffered in the first half as the opponent was dangerous,” Bielsa said. “But the end of the first half and the second half were good. We could have won the game.