Marcelo Bielsa has revealed he made several key tactical changes to Leeds United's set-up which helped them dominate Stoke City on Saturday.
The Whites controlled from start to finish at the bet365 Stadium as they came away with a routine 3-0 victory.
Pablo Hernandez was at his mercurial best, pulling the strings in a slightly more central role.
He played key roles in Stuart Dallas's opener and Patrick Bamford's final strike, splitting the Potters' defence with two sumptuous through balls.
With four wins from their first five Championship fixtures, United are top of the table and in fine form.
Their dominant display against Stoke was masterminded by some tactical tweaks from Bielsa, which allowed Hernandez to play away from his usual right-wing berth.
"Today, Dallas played more on the side. [Mateusz] Klich played further back and Pablo took more central positions today," explained Bielsa, when talking about the Spaniard's position.
"[Jack] Harrison supported [Ezgjan] Alioski on the left side. Kalvin [Phillips] more in the back than usual and Adam [Forshaw] did less attacks than he usually had to do in the games."
Bielsa also revealed how he had instructed his players to overload the Stoke flanks, which was noticeable throughout the match.
Having both full-backs on the scoresheet was far from a coincidence, with both given license to bomb forward down the flanks.
Bielsa said: "We always have to try to have six players to attack. We have four players ready to defend.
"Then we put our players when we are in defence, where the opponent put their players to attack. We avoid to defend spaces where there isn't any opponent, then it takes a different shape in each game depending on this.
"In the end, every player is making his function. Pablo is someone special in giving the last pass or the instruction of the ball.
"Dallas is a full-back with high arrival into the opponent half or a winger who plays a little bit higher.
"So everyone is adding to the game with the skills they have. So never any player is making something different about what they usually are doing."
