Marcelo Bielsa says Leeds’ dismantling by Man City was ‘worst performance’ in coach’s spell at club

Leeds were thrashed 7-0 by hosts City in the club’s joint-worst ever top-flight loss

Marcelo Bielsa oversaw Leeds’ 7-0 loss to Manchester City (EPA)

Leeds coach Marcelo Bielsa cut a forlorn figure after watching his side lose 7-0 to Manchester City in the Premier League on Tuesday evening.

The result marked Leeds’ joint-heaviest defeat ever in the top flight, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring twice as Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, John Stones and Nathan Ake also scored.

City’s victory moved them four points clear at the top of the table, while Leeds are 16th – five points off the relegation zone.

“This is the worst performance in [my] four years [here],” Bielsa said after Tuesday’s game.

“At no moment were we able to balance the game. The sensation we gave off was that anything they attempted, we couldn’t prevent.

“It’s not that City played very well; it’s a lot more noticeable how badly we played than how well City played. City play like this all the time, or similar to it, but we have never played so badly in these four years.

“It was not good enough. There is nothing positive to take away from our performance. I can’t find anything that can be of value.

“As is natural in these cases, it is not the individuals that fail but the organisation.

“There is no justification I can offer, the game was exactly how we thought it was going to be. We prepared ourselves to avoid everything that happened and we didn’t manage to get anything.”

Leeds next face Arsenal in the Premier League, hosting the Gunners at Elland Road on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Man City travel to Newcastle United on Sunday.