Leeds United bolstered their position at the top of the Championship table with an emphatic victory over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday afternoon.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side romped to a 3-1 victory at Ewood Park to move four points ahead of title rivals West Brom and six clear of the playoff positions – technically.
The Argentine made two changes to the starting XI and it paid off, but much of the plaudits were left with loan star Ben White for what was another dominating display.
Patrick Bamford opened the scoring early on before Kalvin Phillips doubled the advantage with an exquisite free-kick reight before half-time.
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Rovers answered with a set-piece of their own as Adam Armstrong curled one over the wall and past a helpless Illan Meslier but provider for the opener, Mateusz Klich, turned scorer with a goal just five minutes later.
White really impressed the Elland Road faithful watching from home – per SofaScore, the 22-year-old notched a whopping seven interceptions, won five duels and even had two successful dribbles, though he also lost possession 21 times and had a sub-par passing success rate of just 63%.
Many fans couldn’t resist throwing further claims to why the club should sign him on a permanent basis – good luck with that one.
Here’s how they reacted…
https://twitter.com/gary_oh15/status/1279458597785817089?s=20
Leeds need to do everything they can to keep, Ben White. He's obviously enjoying himself. Bielsa's faith and management has let him showcase his skill to the world and I just hope that when he chooses his destination, he knows how much he's adored by everyone that's #lufc
— Scott (@Carnage_SC) July 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/carajo_bielsa/status/1279444092615876608?s=20
£35million for Ben White would an absolute bargain #lufc
— Rob Briscoe (@rpbriscoe) July 4, 2020
Ben White is very very good it's like getting your first pair of Clarke shoes and asking to keep them on #lufc #benwhite
— sharron gledhill 💛💙🏆 (@SharronSg) July 4, 2020
Ben White is getting better and better. Pure class. Hope he gets a goal soon #lufc #mot #alaw
— The Offbeat Millennial (@David__Naylor) July 4, 2020
Ben White was different level in that half. So enjoyable to watch him play #LUFC #MOT
— Graham Hoey (@G_Hoey) July 4, 2020
Ben White is something else though 😍😍 #lufc
— Dan Sumpter (@corbyleedsfan) July 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/paudi_lufc/status/1279427527539331074?s=20
Ben White is a serious talent… 🔥 #mot #lufc
— Jack Jeffery (@J_Jeffery10) July 4, 2020
Ben white is a rolls Royce @lufc#lufc
— Lee Dorsi (@Leedorsi) July 4, 2020
Ben White is class. #lufc
— Ben Pearson (@LUFCpearson27) July 4, 2020
Ben White and Kalvin Phillips taking us to Europe
— Oli (@Olufc1919) July 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/LeedsJimQLD/status/1279424796363612163?s=20