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Josh Challies

Pundit left with nagging doubt despite Leeds United's 'superb' display at Liverpool

Former England and Tottenham striker Darren Bent has praised Leeds United for their performance against Liverpool but expressed his one concern.

The Whites played out a seven-goal thriller with the defending champions, only being defeated by a late penalty converted by Mohamed Salah.

That has led to a rise in confidence that Marcelo Bielsa will be able to steer Leeds to Premier League safety, with the club installed as favourites to beat Fulham at Elland Road this weekend.

However, while Bent praised Leeds for their approach against Liverpool, he admits he harbours concerns as to whether they can continue to play with the same energy for the remainder of the campaign.

"Leeds, I thought they were superb. The intensity that they played with caused Liverpool problems," he told TalkSport.

"What impressed me was that afterwards, Jack Harrison said they had a gameplan and they would dissect Liverpool defensively and they implemented on that.

"I think Leeds are going to surprise a lot of people but my only concern is whether they can play with that intensity all season, that's going to be the difficulty."

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