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Noel Whelan reacts to Leeds’ defeat against Preston

Leeds United crashed out of the Carabao Cup against Preston last night.

Marcelo Bielsa’s second string side failed to contain a 10-man Preston at Elland Road.

Former striker Noel Whelan has shared his thoughts on the game. The BBC pundit revealed that Leeds were sloppy from the start and they struggled to deal with the physical side of Preston’s game.

He said to BBC Radio (via HITC): “I don’t think there was any real spark there this evening. Started the game off slow and sloppy, we never made their keeper work. I do feel we got muscled out of it a little bit, against the first physical side we come up against.