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Weekend talking points in the Premier League

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 06: David de Gea of Manchester United looks dejected as Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City celebrates scoring their second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Etihad Stadium on March 06, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Leeds are Marsching on together

After shipping a ton of goals in recent games, a 1-0 loss to Leicester City will seem like a win of sorts for Leeds. It leaves them still fighting relegation but Jesse Marsch’s first game in charge was very promising. The scatty, shapeless, defenceless madness of the final Marcelo Bielsa games was gone and they looked organised and secure, except for the moment when Harvey Barnes scored for the Foxes. Kasper Schmeichel was the Man Of The Match, which says something about how Leeds played, however their shot conversion rate has dropped from 14% last season to 10% this season and they really should’ve converted at least one of the four shots they had on target. They took 19 shots overall to their opponents' seven. Marsch’s immediate task is to convert more of those into goals. If they do, relegation will not threaten. The return of Patrick Bamford can’t come too soon.