By Jack Gaughan for the Daily Mail
Published: 21:43 GMT, 13 February 2019 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 13 February 2019
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Much more is still required for Marcelo Bielsa to return this famous old club to the Premier League but there is relish that Leeds remembered what they are about on Wednesday night.
These have been troubling weeks, four defeats in seven and the microscope of Skygate, yet Leeds are back atop the Championship with a display that was in Bielsa’s image.
The basics were back, a tigerish appetite and a distinctive drive in possession that befuddles so many in this division. Bielsa has bemoaned poor finishing and while Patrick Bamford was guilty of missing chances, it mattered not.
Leeds celebrate after defender Pontus Jansson opened the scoring in the 20th minute
Swansea simply could not deal with the ferocity of the home midfield, Graham Potter’s touchline tentativeness matched by his defenders.
Leeds laid claim for a penalty even before Pontus Jansson struck a 20th-minute opener, although it was one the visitors really ought to have stopped.
Bielsa’s side had forced a number of corners and this one was only
