Rangers legend Kris Boyd has risked the wrath of Leeds United supporters by querying the praise that has been lavished upon their manager Marcelo Bielsa.
The Yorkshire side have captured the hearts of Premier League followers with their swashbuckling style under the charismatic Argentine, earning widespread acclaim.
But count Boyd out of the Bielsa fan club with the Sky Sports pundit pointing to their summer transfer haul as the real reason why they are in the mix for a top half finish in their return to England's top flight after 16 years away.
He said: "I might upset a few here, Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds, listen they've came up and and been wonderful - fair play to them.
"But I think a lot of is overhyped as well, when you take into consideration what Leeds are spending, there's a lot of their players probably having their best season ever.
"I think Patrick Bamford is only a couple of goals away from his best season ever which is fantastic but there's a lot of things pointing here to the fact they might, a lot of their players might be overachieving.
"All we here is Marcelo Bielsa is this master tactician, Chris WIlder did the exact same last season.
"I know there were some plaudits there but when you take into consideration at what Leeds are spending, I think they maybe be even doing better."
But his verdict that they should be doing even better set off Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling who was in the mood for an argument with the former Rangers man.
The exchange in full
Stelling: "Kris, where have they spent big, who have they spent big on?"
Boyd: "Look at their transfer in the summer, I'll let you work it out and come back to me Jeff. You go and look at the money they spent in the summer.
Stelling: "Yeah, you tell me, what money did they spend in the summer? Raphinha cost £17m, Isn't that, you know...?"
Boyd: "It was nearly £100m in the summer they spent coming up. They spent a lot of money and a lot of people are speaking about Bielsa and the way they've gone about it. They've been a fantastic watch but it is so open. The games are so open.
"A lot of people are delighted with the job Bielsa has done...next season, next season we will see."
Stelling: "Kris, some of the sides they are playing against have spent as much on one player as Leeds United have spent on their entire squad."
Boyd: "Jeff, I think if you go and look at the goal scored against..."
"Stelling: "Just over £100m on nine players. Is that a huge amount?"
Boyd: "Jeff, now we are getting there, because you said what money did they spend, a £100m is a lot of money."
Stelling: "Well, you've gone up the Premier League, you've bought nine players, you've not gone up and bought a 50, 60, £70m player, have they?
"What, not spend any money and go straight back down again? What about when they've gone to Leicester and won, gone to Aston Villa and won?
"They've been brilliant at times."
