'Time to start another unbeaten run'

Ao Tanaka and Daniel Farke, manager of Leeds United, react following Arsenal defeatImage source, Getty Images
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Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix told BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast that it's a "shame" that Leeds United's unbeaten start to the season ended at Arsenal but "it's time to start another".

Daniel Farke's side narrowly missed out on preserving their impressive unbeaten start to the season after the reigning champions staged a second half comeback to win 2-1.

But the Yorkshire side were impressive in their first match back after the prolonged international break and had the better of the chances in the first half.

Host Jonny Buchan praised Leeds' performances, saying: "They were so structured defensively. They were so solid for that opening 45 minutes in particular and had the better chances in that opening half.

"Really good chance for [Gabriel] Gudmundsson, the chance for [Anton] Stach when he hit the back of [Jayden] Bogle, [Noah] Okafor's shot that went wide of the upright. Some really good chances in front of goal.

"The most impressive factor of it was and Daniel Farke spoke about it ahead of the game, he was asked, 'How do you stop Arsenal?' And he said you have to be really strong in the middle and you have to stop them attacking down the wings, which sounds really easy, but they did that really well."

On Leeds losing their unbeaten record, Rix said: "It's a bit of a shame. It's a reason that it's a bit more of a shame than I thought because I didn't realise it was the first defeat. But time to start another unbeaten run. A good chance on Sunday [against Manchester United]."

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