Farke proud as Leeds 'dig in' to get back to top

Daniel Farke won Championship promotion with Norwich City in 2019 and 2021

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke was proud of how his team 'dug in' to produce the victory that sent them back to the top of the Championship.

Dan James' early goal was enough to beat Middlesbrough and allowed the Whites to leapfrog Burnley, who drew at Derby County and Sheffield United, who lost at home to Millwall.

It was only a second win in seven games for Leeds and ended a run of three consecutive draws, which had previously cost them top spot.

"I'm proud of my boys," said the German. "It was a tough game, overall an excellent advert for the Championship.

"Both sides had periods, but in the end we found a way to win this game and it was crucial today to return to our clean sheet behaviour.

"We had to dig in, had to deal with a couple of injuries and had one day less in between games, and Middlesbrough were in red-hot form.

"We had to dig in and show steel and togetherness and spirit to bring this over the line in a hard-fought game and a well-deserved win."