Leeds 0-1 Sunderland: What Farke said

Leeds boss Daniel Farke speaking to TNT Sports after the 1-0 defeat by Sunderland: "If you lose a home game when you are so dominant, you don't allow the opponent one chance and you lose, it's disappointing and frustrating."

On the decisions against his side: "Football is sometimes like this. The whole stadium was exploding. One minute later it was not even a chance for them, an instinctive reaction from my most important and best player gave away a penalty. It's not necessary. It's written in the stars. The opponent sits in the dressing room and can't really explain why they won it and you are struggling to explain why you lost."

On the Pascal Struijk penalty appeal: "It's not even a question. What was VAR doing? It's tough to understand how this is not checked. If the referee watched it back he would say all day long it's a penalty. It's more for VAR, it's difficult for the referee to see."

On what was missing: "Clarity in the final third. This is what we have to add. Performance-wise, what we have invested, we can't complain. We are always self-critical. You need to get the ball into the net. This is what we need to improve."

Did you know?

• Leeds have suffered back-to back Premier League home defeats (also losing 1-0 to Manchester City) for the first time since April 2023, when they lost 5-1 to Crystal Palace and 6-1 to Liverpool.