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Despite Leeds United’s admission, Southampton player praises the ‘excellent’ platform offered by the Whites.

Despite his appreciation for Daniel Farke’s Whites, a rival defender has described a Leeds United challenge as the “perfect” tonic for his team.

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Southampton came into Saturday’s Championship match against Leeds having lost their previous four games in a row, but they came back to overcome the Whites 3-1 after trailing 3-0 inside 35 minutes.

Saints defender Ryan Manning stated to SFC Media how different aspects of the game were great for his squad, including admitting that Daniel Farke’s club were a “good side.”

“It was always going to be a tough test, but I think it’s almost the perfect fixture for us,” Manning said.

“We had a good team come to us, an early kick-off on Sky, and a perfect platform for us to go on and put in a performance, which we did.”

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“After the Boro result, we came in and had to decide whether to continue the way it was or knuckle down and graft and just work hard, which is what we did.”

“The quick start was huge for us.” Then there’s something we’ve battled with this season: scoring and maintaining pressure, get the second, get the third. We did this, and it effectively ended the game. Overall, a lot of

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