FARKE JOY AS WHITES BLUNT THE BLADES...

SECOND-half goals from Pascal Struijk and Mateo Joseph settled this Yorkshire derby on Friday night in Leeds’ favour – and left manager Daniel Farke beaming afterwards.

- Mark Walker

It sent the Whites up to second in the table ahead of yesterday’s fixtures as they ended Sheffield United’s unbeaten run and Farke was delighted with his side’s display, but was not also not getting carried away.

“We are on a good path, we know this. We’re in good shape, It was a really good performance,” he said.

“We’re looking rock solid defensively and creating chances.

“But in this league, to be successful you also need a bit of luck in terms of injuries and so far it’s a tricky situation.

“We are perhaps just one or two injuries away from really big problems in order to pick a starting line-up.

“One or two injuries or one or two poor weeks can stop your run. We’ll take the compliments, my team deserves it, but it’s no guarantee that everything will go well.”