'It wasn't enjoyable' - Jesse Marsch on Southampton tactics and why Leeds United stepped forward

The Whites, going into the game on the back of two wins and an international break that gave Marsch time to work with the majority of his squad, started well and took a deserved lead through Jack Harrison.

But Southampton came back into it and after a sloppy start to the second half by Leeds, levelled through a James Ward-Prowse free-kick.

Either side could have found the second goal and both managers felt their team deserved to win it.

"It was an intensive game with a lot of second balls and duels, one that we should have won," said Marsch.

"We knew it would be like this - intensive, tight, important to try, in compact moments, to find forward solutions to get into transition moments and put pressure on the opponents. Any time Saints get in your half, they start throwing balls into the box. Prowse has incredible service, and we were feeling the pressure but we stood up to those moments well. The foul that leads to what I call a penalty - Prowse is so effective from direct kicks - we knew it would be important not to give fouls away. He put it right in the corner like we were worried he might.

"The clarity of tactically what we want the game to look like, we were balanced, we didn’t give much away. We are trying to turn advantages into real