Graham Smyth's Leeds United player ratings vs Hannover 96 as Whites' unlikely scorer and 'dangerous' new man awarded 8s

Leeds United faced 2. Bundesliga outfit Hannover 96 in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Wednesday afternoon as part of the club’s pre-season training camp in Germany.

Leeds took an early lead through Bulgarian international midfielder Ilia Gruev before adding goals from Joel Piroe and Mateo Joseph (2) to crown a convincing victory in their opening friendly over in Germany.

YEP chief football writer Graham Smyth was there to witness Daniel Farke’s side defeat the second tier German side.

Here, he offers his verdict on the players’ performances.

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