Neil Redfearn was left astounded at the performance of one of Leeds United’s new signings in the 2-0 win over Hull City.
Leeds head into the first international break of the season with back-to-back victories thanks to goals from Mateo Joseph and Joel Piroe.
Aside from a couple of half-chances on the break, Leeds looked pretty comfortable throughout the 90 minutes but were forced to be patient for their opener.
Eventually it finally came in the 63rd minute as Joseph steered home a lovely cross from Manor Solomon for his first goal of the season, which will do him a world of good.
Substitute Joel Piroe, who has not had an easy start to the season amid reports he was included in a cash + player offer for Gustavo Hamer, then made sure of the game with a nice finish on the counter.
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Neil Redfearn shares what he noticed about Manor Solomon
Daniel Farke named three of his four new signings in the squad for the clash at Elland Road after a busy last week or so in the window.
Largie Ramazani and Ao Tanaka were both introduced as second half substitutes, while Solomon was handed a full debut in the absence of Dan James.
And it did not take Solomon to show what he was all about, with his assist for Joseph capping a fine first appearance in which he looked sharp from the start.
Speaking on BBC Radio Leeds post-match, former Whites boss Neil Redfearn says it was evident very quickly Solomon is a cut above the Championship.
He said: “We have actually seen the majority of the new signings today. I thought Manor Solomon was probably the man of the match to be honest. He’s got a quality that is better than this level, you can obviously see that.
“Initially in the first 20 minutes it was like tackling smoke. He was unplayable at times. All those messages are good messages.”
Ethan Ampadu’s post-match gesture to Leeds’ three new signings
It is quite clear just how much Ampadu has stepped up since being appointed as the club’s full-time captain.
After last Friday’s win over Sheffield Wednesday, Ampadu was among those to encourage Brenden Aaronson to go over to the away end and take the plaudits.
And it appears as though he did the same again at full-time of the win over Hull City, pushing all of the three signings Tanaka, Solomon and Ramazani over to the South Stand to do the customary wave with the crowd after a win.
Tanaka and Ramazani both looked very bright off the bench, but it was Solomon who certainly deserved his reception at full-time.
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