Ajax 4 Leeds United 0 - Player ratings as familiar face proves stand-out player on hard night for Whites
Leeds United fell to a 4-0 defeat in their penultimate pre-season friendly against Ajax in Amsterdam - but how did we rate the performances?
By Lee Sobot
Published 4th Aug 2021, 22:43 BST
Updated 4th Aug 2021, 22:58 BST
The Whites found themselves 1-0 down after just two minutes and there was no way back as the Dutch champions eased to victory through strikes from Davy Klaassen, Perr Schuurs, Ryan Gravenberch and Danilo.
Leeds now have one more friendly which comes against Europa League champions Villarreal on Saturday evening, one week before the Premier League opener against arch rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Leeds United writer Lee Sobot hands out the ratings from United's defeat in Amsterdam.
Leeds United writer Lee Sobot hands out the ratings from United's defeat in Amsterdam.
7. Mateusz Klich
5 - Klich has had a decent enough pre-season and produced the odd neat pass but Leeds could never gain any control in midfield and the Whites just need a bit more generally in the middle of the park. Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images.
6 - Quiet by his exemplary standards. Produced a lovely piece of footwork followed by a cross in the first half and another low shot that was saved but couldn't really get going. Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images.
5 - Had seemed to be developing a nice partnership with Firpo down the left but Firpo was not involved and Harrison couldn't excel like he can, despite plenty of his usual running. Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images
5 - Approaching a big season but could not make much of an impact in this one as he played as a no 10 behind Bamford. It is hoped the match minutes lead to him starting the campaign as he ended the last one. Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images.
5 - A fairly similar sort of night to Rodrigo though more involved and more frustrating for him. Fired against the post when following up a rebound that should have been netted and judged offside when potentially clean through twice. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.
5 - One of four subs brought on to complete a double shift having also played against Ajax's youngsters at lunch time. Better in this game than the first one but still lacking the end product. Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images
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