Leeds news: Thomas Christiansen praises stars for ‘perfect response’ after Burnley win

Leeds reached the last 16 of the Carabao Cup last night after beating Premier League outfit Burnley in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. 

The Championship side looked like they would win after twice leading in normal time through goals from Haidi Sacko and Pablo Hernandez. 

However, equalisers from former Whites striker Chris Wood and Robbie Brady forced the game into extra time. 

The teams remained deadlocked during extra time, but Leeds were able to hold their nerve and claim a 5-3 win on penalties after they buried all five attempts with Andy Lonergan’s save from James Tarkowski’s effort being the difference maker. 

And Leeds boss Christiansen has expressed his delight at securing the victory over Burnley after they made up for their first defeat of the season to Millwall at The Den on Saturday. 

“It was about seeing a response. I made changes and the response was perfect,” Christiansen, who made nine changes to his line-up, said. 

“It says a lot about my squad, that I have a lot of players to choose. This gives me more headaches. 

“It was a tough and long game but we came here with the intention to pass to the next round.