Leeds United head coach Thomas Christiansen had no complaints after seeing his side lose in the Carabao Cup at Leicester City.
Leicester came from behind to knock Leeds out of the competition 3-1 but the game was in the balance until the final 20 minutes of the game.
Christiansen made ten changes from the side that beat Bristol City at the weekend and they gave Leicester a scare after Pablo Hernandez had fired the whites into the lead.
The lead was short lived as Kelechi Iheanacho levelled for Leicester shortly afterwards.
The hosts eventually wore down Leeds and two goals in the final 20 minutes from Islam Slimani and Riyad Mahrez ensured Leicester progressed in the competition and Leeds can now concentrate on their push for promotion from the Championship.
Christiansen was philosophical after the game.
‘It is never good to lose but the team played a good game,” Christiansen told the BBC.
‘We knew about the quality of the Leicester team and I am proud and happy about the performance of the team, especially in the first half.
‘We conceded a goal shortly after our goal and maybe if we could have kept the lead until half-time then who knows?
‘But we are realistic about who we played against. Ours was a performance of a lot of work and I can’t complain.’
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