Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown has hailed Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford for his performance against the Gunners despite missing a penalty.
Bamford came on off the bench after the break for Rodrigo and was instantly thrust into the action.
The England international had the ball in the back of the net two minutes later, only for his strike to be chalked off after he had fouled Arsenal defender Gabriel.
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He also had the chance to get Leeds back into the contest following Bukayo Saka's first half goal when the Whites won a penalty, which Bamford stepped up to take. However, the striker fired his spot kick wide, with Leeds going on to lose the contest 1-0.
There was plenty of promising signs from Jesse Marsch's side, but ultimately, another decent performance went unrewarded.
Bamford proved to be a difference maker off the bench and looked sharp, but was unable to help Leeds land a killer blow upon the Premier League leaders.
And speaking on Match of the Day 2, former Arsenal defender Keown praised Bamford and Leeds for their impressive, albeit frustrating performance.
"Leeds were magnificent, certainly in the second half," said Keown.
"The second half was a completely different game from the point of view of Leeds. It really did turn on Patrick Bamford coming off the bench. I just think that if he could play every week, Leeds would be somewhat higher in the table. I just feel sorry for him today a little bit.
"Of course, I'm sitting there as a former Arsenal player hiding behind the sofa at times because it was that good. Look how excellently they press. He's a part of this press to get the ball back and Arsenal were just playing into their hands a bit.
"It's a ferocious atmosphere there [at Elland Road]. I haven't seen anyone give these two central defenders [William Saliba and Gabriel] this amount of problems."
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