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'I'm sure Marcelo would invite you down!' - Leeds captain Liam Cooper encourages Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville to watch a 'Murderball' game in a training session after his side's riveting 1-1 draw against Newcastle

Liam Cooper has encouraged Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville to watch notorious Leeds training drill 'Murderball', claiming Marcelo Bielsa 'would invite' them down.

Argentine manager Bielsa introduced the now well-known game to training sessions, famous for there being no fouls in a non-stop, all-out, high-octane exercise.

And when asked about it by Sky Sports pundit Carragher after Leeds' 1-1 draw against Newcastle at St James' Park on Friday night, Cooper stated his boss would happily let them come and observe the drill in action.

Leeds' Liam Cooper urged Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher to watch a game of 'Murderball'
The high-intensity training drill was introduced to the club by Argentine boss Marcelo Bielsa

He said: 'It's usually four segments of five minutes - 'Is that all?