West Ham 2-3 Leeds United - recap: Marcelo Bielsa reaction and player ratings to London Stadium thriller

Leeds boss Marcelo Biesla, speaking to Sky Sports: “Typical Premier League game. It was good that it went in our favour but the margin was very close.

“It is a triumph for the players because of the effort they put in. The desire to win was very, very big.

“We had the idea we were lacking this in the last game. The type of game it was offered us spaces to take advantage.

“Very, very high performance [from Raphinha]. That improved James and Harrison. It offered them the chance to unbalance West Ham.

“It gets complicated because players come back and then we lose others. We will see how we can solve it.

“Bamford could be an option [for the next game], but also after a long period of inactivity and slightly less chance Shackleton and Roberts.”

“Rodrigo came back today and another week of training will help him regain competitiveness. We will see what option [Patrick] Bamford has [to play against Newcastle], we think he can be an option but [it is] also after a long period of inactivity. Shackleton and Roberts have a slightly less chance.”

West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, speaking to Sky Sports: “Very frustrating. Not like our usual selves. We started the game poorly. They were right on the front foot. Their goal was a wake up call.

“We have got this far and doing really well. We are still in the top four at the minute. This was a big chance to close the gap on Chelsea in second, but that is football. It is about how you bounce back.

“We always take it one game at a time. We knew today was massive chance, it is a chance missed. Massive. It will be tough but one we are ready for and it is always an unbelievable chance to play at Old Trafford and try and get a result there.

“There were silly mistakes. Just down to mistakes today.”

West Ham boss David Moyes, speaking to Sky Sports: “Don’t expect me to feel good about it, do you? I have to give credit to the players to play Leeds last week and then a game in midweek. An excuse? Maybe but a bit of a fair one.

“People who play against Leeds will know the intensity you need to play. We knew we had them in the league after the FA Cup but then the Premier League stuck the game in midweek.

“We found it difficult to get prepared quickly. We made mistakes, no-one else’s fault but there were other reasons for it as well.

“We have not been talking about fourth, we have been talking about chasing the teams in the top four. The players have been having a good go at it, today we were short but there were some mitigating circumstances.

“He [Jarrod Bowen] should have scored with his head but he has been playing really well. It was probably easier to score than miss.

“We had no games rearranged. The only game rearranged was Norwich because they had Covid. I can’t understand the Premier League squeezing a game in. Leeds had two games to fit in. Why did they squeeze ours in but not theirs?”

Speaking to Match of the Day, Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa said: “I think it was a beautiful game and very representative of the Premier League. It was a very tight triumph but it was deserved.

“The differences were small but I think we did enough to deserve it and it’s a victory for the players. The way they fought, they deserved to win the game. It was moving from my point of view.”

On Jack Harrison’s performance: “I’m very happy for him he puts in a lot of effort. Today the performance of Raphinha, Harrison and Dan James was good. They complimented each other very well and we had an offensive capacity we didn’t have in the last game.

“It was good Rodrigo could play 30 minutes today because it has been a while since he played and he needs that match fitness back.”