Leeds United 5-2 Cardiff City: Managerless Bluebirds battered in embarrassing FA Cup defeat

Managerless Cardiff City put in a shambolic and embarrassing performance befitting a club in such a sorry state as they were hammered 5-2 by Leeds United and dumped out of the FA Cup for good measure.

A double from Wilfried Gnonto in the first half and two more from Patrick Bamford in the second, as well as a well-taken Rodrigo strike, saw Dean Whitehead's first game as interim boss end in utter disaster.

Credit to the 700 or so fans for travelling all this way, in midweek, to witness this horror show. They were at least treated to two late Callum Robinson consolations, but that will do nothing to paper over the gaping cracks.

Never has a performance summed up a club's situation than this one from Cardiff City. Disjointed, disorganised, a complete lack of leadership and a totally devoid of ideas.

Bluebirds could have done without this game, in all honesty, the focus is solely on survival in the Championship and getting torn to shreds by Leeds was the last thing on their agenda.

For a club that hasn't won since before the World Cup, it would have taken something of a miracle for this team, completely shorn of confidence, to come away from Elland Road with anything.

And it was a steep uphill task from minute one, literally. In their first attack, with just 30 seconds on the clock, Rodrigo hit a mini-diagonal ball over the top of Tom Sang only for Gnonto to bang in a stunning volley; his first of the night.

It was shocking that Cardiff managed to keep it at that score for half an hour, because Gnonto, among others, had chance after chance to add to the hosts' tally in the ensuing period.

However, it was Rodrigo who put the second on the board, but a mention has to go to Jack Harrison, who slotted an inch-perfect pass in