Leeds and their owner Andrea Radrizzani have slammed pundit Karen Carney for saying the club only got promoted to the Premier League 'because of Covid'.
The former England footballer claimed on Amazon Prime Sport's coverage of the Whites' trip to West Brom that Marcelo Bielsa's side were aided by the coronavirus hiatus in March.
Leeds posted a reply to Carney's claims via Twitter but the response has been criticised over the club 'targeting' the former footballer, including from former Leeds defender Rio Ferdinand.
Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani (above) has hit out at Karen Carney for claiming the club were only promoted to the Premier League 'because of Covid'
Carney claimed on Tuesday night: 'They (Leeds) out-run everyone and credit to them.