New boss Jesse Marsch confident Leeds will survive after spirited defeat

Jesse Marsch may have started his reign at Leeds with a defeat which has left the club precariously placed, but the American is in little doubt they will retain their Premier League status.

In their first game since Marcelo Bielsa was sacked, Leeds dominated for large spells at Leicester and had 19 shots at goal but were unable to get past Kasper Schmeichel, who made several crucial saves against his former club.

Against the run of play, Harvey Barnes struck in the 67th minute to give the Foxes a 1-0 victory as Leeds succumbed to a fifth successive defeat, one that leaves them looking nervously over their shoulder.

Having had only a few days' preparation, Marsch was upbeat despite the latest setback.

While the former Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig coach admitted his new side were a work in progress, he saw enough at the King Power Stadium to convince him they will beat the drop this season.

"This is maybe the American in me, but I’ve learned that sometimes our sport isn’t the fairest, but it doesn’t matter, you’ve got to do what you can in this sport to manage," he said.

"In a sport like basketball you score a lot more points and usually the better team manages to emerge. I am very pleased that, after four days where we’ve changed a lot, there was such clarity.

"There’s so many little things that are happening on the pitch that can just be a little bit cleaner and this will take a little bit of time to implement fully, but what a great first step.

"Overall it was a very, very strong first performance. I told them, if we keep playing like this, we’re going to get all the points we need.

"The only negative is the result, really. There’s so many positive things to come out of that and I have to be very clear with them that we have