It has been Leeds United fans who have been making all the noise in the Transfer Tavern this season following their team’s wonderful start to the campaign.
Thomas Christiansen replaced Garry Monk over the summer and has brought a feel-good factor back to the Yorkshire giants, which has seen them win five of their opening eight Championship matches to sit top of the division.
However, they lost 1-0 at Millwall last weekend and there were doubts around how they would respond to that, yet those doubts were emphatically quashed as the Whites edged past Premier League side Burnley in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.
Christiansen’s men were twice pegged back the Clarets to draw 2-2 after both 90 and 120 minutes, but it was the Championship side that held their nerve to win the penalty shootout 5-3, with goalkeeper Andy Lonergan saving from James Tarkowski to seal their passage into the last 16.
And Leeds will travel to 2015/16 Premier League champions Leicester City in the next round following Wednesday’s draw, with the Foxes booking their place in round four after beating Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool 2-0.
And news of a trip to the King Power Stadium stimulated quite a response from Leeds supporters on Twitter, with it fair to say that many are optimistic about their side’s chances in the next round…
4th round we have Leicester away, definitely winnable, great chance of reaching the quarter finals like last year. #lufc
— ASIM SIDDIQ (@mirzasim) September 21, 2017
Away at Leicester in league cup I’m fancying our chances tbh #CarabaoCup #LUFC
— Matt Alexander (@Midge270) September 20, 2017
Just seen the cup draw. Leicester, how boring #LUFC
— Fran Senior (@Fransenior93) September 21, 2017
Leicester next round we’ll show liverpool how its done #LUFC
— James Roberts (@jimmac88) September 20, 2017
Let’s be honest Leeds cup tie with Leicester won’t be a easy one, but with the season we are having we can beat anyone.. #lufc #mot
— Ryan (@LeedsUtdRyan) September 20, 2017
Lots of people already talking like were gonna walk over Leicester,we’re improving all the time but one step at a time guys #lufc
— glenn catling (@glenncat123) September 21, 2017
Leicester away. Time to show the bandwagon “fans” some proper football #lufc #mot
— Christopher Ellis (@c_ellis92) September 20, 2017
Suppose we’ve got a better chance of getting a big team when we beat Leicester at least. #LUFC #LCFC
— Alex Metcalf (@AlexMetcalfLUFC) September 20, 2017
