Sky pundit says one Leeds player is 'unbelievable' despite defeat to Villa

Leeds United winger Raphinha has been described by Clinton Morrison as an “unbelievable” player.

The Sky Sports pundit lauded the Whites star during their Elland Road clash with Aston Villa.

Sadly, Raphinha couldn’t prevent Leeds from falling to a 3-0 defeat against Steven Gerrard’s side.

Jesse Marsch’s first game in charge of the Whites saw him deliver a promising performance against Leicester.

Although Leeds lost, they looked much more solid and could well have got something out of the game.

However, this was not the case against Villa as they completely capitulated in the second half.

Leeds trailed at the break after Philippe Coutinho’s deflected strike beat Illan Meslier in the 22nd minute.

The hosts struggled for much of the first half and were lucky to be just one down.

However, Raphinha did show some glimpses of quality, earning praise from Morrison.

He liked what he saw from the Brazilian in the 18th minute, skipping past Tyrone Mings to get into a dangerous position.

“If Leeds are going to score it is going to come from this right-hand side,” said Morrison (10/3/22, 20:05).

“He is unbelievable.”

Leeds then improved in the second half and dominated proceedings for a while.

Then, like last week, a lapse in concentration at the back cost them dear.

Matty Cash had acres of space at the back post following a Danny Ings diagonal.

He brought the ball down before cutting inside onto his left foot and firing past Meslier at his near post.

Then, Calum Chambers killed the game off for good in the 73rd minute with a ferocious top-corner effort.

And by the end, you could sense the frustration, with Raphinha earning himself a booking after kicking the ball away.

It’s a shame to see Leeds like this.

Sky Sports pundit says one Leeds player is ‘unbelievable’ despite defeat to Aston Villa