'Anything can happen' - Ally McCoist makes bold but exciting Leeds United claim

Marcelo Bielsa’s men moved into the top 10 of the Premier League on Monday evening following a convincing 2-0 win at home to Crystal Palace.

It was another big three points in the Whites’ mission to retain their top-flight status, opening up a 17-point advantage over the bottom three.

With such a superior points difference, it seems extremely unlikely Leeds will fall into any kind of relegation danger and in fact sit just seven points off the top six.

And while McCoist admits a European charge is unlikely, the 58-year-old pundit’s admiration for the Whites means he won’t completely ruling it out.

He told talkSPORT: “They do leave themselves open defensively, but they’re a great side. Can they finish in Europe? I’m not sure, but the way this season is going anything can happen.

“The way they’ve been playing, they’re more than capable of winning three, four, five games out of six and getting themselves into that position.

“I think they’ll finish mid-table, which will be more than acceptable for them, but you wouldn’t rule it (Europe) out because of the way they play.

“They just look as though there’s nothing stopping them at this moment in time. They’re one of the better sides that have come up in recent years.”

He continued: “I know Sheffield United did brilliant (last season), but Leeds in terms of the players they have and going forward – you look at what a signing Raphinha has been… what about that touch of skill on the touchline last night? Poor Gary Cahill, I think he struck oil.

“He’s been tremendous and (Jack) Harrison has been chipping in, (Stuart) Dallas is a good footballer and Kalvin Phillips deservedly gets a lot of credit in the middle of the park.

“They’ve been great, they’ve been everything we’d hoped they’d be in terms of their entertainment value. I like watching good football and I like watching Leeds United, so I can suffer the little blips they have defensively.”