Leeds United's players head to celebrate with Rodrigo after his strike put the Whites level against Manchester City. Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images.Leeds United's players head to celebrate with Rodrigo after his strike put the Whites level against Manchester City. Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images.
Leeds United's players head to celebrate with Rodrigo after his strike put the Whites level against Manchester City. Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images.

Leeds United 1 Manchester City 1: Graham Smyth's player ratings from Elland Road epic

By Graham Smyth
Published 3rd Oct 2020, 20:35 BST
Updated 3rd Oct 2020, 21:06 BST
LEEDS United fought back after an early Manchester City onslaught to claim a 1-1 draw from a Saturday night thriller at Elland Road - but how did we rate the performances?

Raheem Sterling fired Pep Guardiola's side into a 17th-minute lead but record signing Rodrigo's first goal for the Whites drew Marcelo Bielsa's team level to secure a point.

Graham Smyth, the YEP's chief football writer, hands out the scores.

7 - Struggled with his distribution due to the City press at times. Made some saves, stuck at it with the ball at his feet and contributed to Leeds' improvement in possession. Photo by PAUL ELLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

1. Illan Meslier

7 - Struggled with his distribution due to the City press at times. Made some saves, stuck at it with the ball at his feet and contributed to Leeds' improvement in possession. Photo by PAUL ELLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

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7 - Sterling got the better of him a few times, particularly in the first half but he showed all of his experience, stuck to his man and still managed to get forward. Photo by Paul Ellis - Pool/Getty Images.

2. Luke Ayling

7 - Sterling got the better of him a few times, particularly in the first half but he showed all of his experience, stuck to his man and still managed to get forward. Photo by Paul Ellis - Pool/Getty Images.

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8 - Kept the team on task when they were being pinned, stuck to the plan, defended stoutly against a nightmare attack. Photo by JASON CAIRNDUFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.