![After Leeds claimed a 1-0 home win against Everton, Moyes said "I think there have been a lot of [poor] decisions and tonight's is another one. We improved a bit in the second half, but I wasn't impressed by how we played at all. I've got to give great credit to Leeds. I thought they were incredibly intense, certainly for the first 30 minutes."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2025/12/18/15/07/11--Everton.jpeg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&width=640&quality=70&enable=upscale)
Leeds United are currently enjoying their best run of form of the season after a seven-game unbeaten run helped Daniel Farke’s men move eight points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
The Whites had experienced mixed fortunes in the early months of their return to the top flight - but a much-improved second-half display against Manchester City in November, coupled with a slight tweak in system from Farke, has inspired an upturn in form and made Leeds more difficult to break down for opposition managers.
Since the loss at the Etihad Stadium, the Whites have drawn five and won two of their next seven games and will now hope to extend their unbeaten run with a positive result at Newcastle United on Wednesday night.
Ahead of the trip to the North East, the YEP takes a look at what other managers across the Premier League have been saying about Leeds during the first half of the season.
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13. Pep Guardiola - Manchester City
After his side claimed a 3-2 win against Leeds, Guardiola said: "We conceded a goal in one minute. Football is emotions. When Calvert-Lewin goes with Nmecha it's two v two, the space is completely different." | Getty Images
14. Enzo Maresca - Chelsea
After his side fell to a defeat at Elland Road, Maresca said: "I think they were better than us in all the aspects, they deserved to win the game. There's nothing we can take from this game, only to understand the mistakes and try to reset. In 48 hours we have one more game. We performed so well against Arsenal, Barcelona, but it's not possible to perform the same way. For different reasons the level is not going to be always the same. When you come here, away against any team, if you don't perform at 100 per cent the Premier League is tough." | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
15. Arne Slot - Liverpool
After the recent goalless draw at Anfield, Slot said: "What I mainly took from it was that we struggled much more when they went to a four and played 4-3-3 in the last 20 minutes of the game. That's also when they scored their goals. We struggled more when they played with four than when they played with five so I will definitely look at both but especially the moment when they went to four at the back." | Getty Images
16. Keith Andrews - Brentford
After a 1-1 draw against the Bees, Andrews said: "To concede pretty late after making some changes to manage the game a little bit but I have to say overall it was probably a fair result. They had a particularly good second half, I thought we controlled a lot of the first half in that they had a couple moments but we controlled it. Then in the second half, the momentum shifted a little bit in their way, we scored and it was disappointing we couldn't see it out." | Getty Images
17. Oliver Glasner - Crystal Palace
After Leeds' 4-1 home win over his side, Glasner said: "We couldn't match their physicality. Conceding four set play goals is embarrassing. They had almost no chances from open play, but every set play was dangerous. It is the fourth game in the last week that we are losing because we are conceding goals from set plays. We were not good enough, same at the front. We fully deserved to lose." | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
18. Regis Le Bris - Sunderland
After the 1-1 draw at Sunderland, Le Bris said: "Very tough game, as expected, because we knew Leeds were a good side in good form - they are still in good form! They showed great quality on the pitch. We started well. We scored and at the end of the first half when we had the opportunity to score the second goal. I think it was a key moment because after that when Leeds changed their structure I think we struggled to find our references for the build-up and for the high press - so they were dominate at that time. We found the energy to change the switch sometimes. Even at the end of the game we had the opportunity to be a bit more dangerous. I think it was a fair result in the end." | Richard Heathcote/Getty Images