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Leeds United head coach Jesse Marsch was delighted with his side’s dramatic late 2-1 win against Norwich City as the Whites earned three vital points in the fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League on Sunday.
Leeds looked to have been denied victory by the Canaries when Kenny McLean equalised Rodrigo’s first-half opener in the 90th-minute.
But deep into stoppage time, England youth international Gelhardt, who had only been on the pitch for two minutes, turned in Raphinha’s cross to snatch the three points back for Marsch’s men and hand the American his first win in charge at Elland Road.
Speaking after the full-time whistle, the former RB Leipzig boss spoke of his delight at finally getting off the mark after succeeding Marcelo Bielsa at the helm last month.
“I’ll remember it on my deathbed,” he stated. “I don’t think Joffy [Gelhardt] will ever forget that either.
“We really brought the crowd into the game, and gave them something to root for and attach to. Jack [Harrison] said when people come to Elland Road, they know they will see a fight.”
Leeds’ first victory since January gives them a welcome boost in the battle to avoid the drop to the Championship, with the Yorkshire club maintaining a four-point lead over 18th-place Watford, who won at Southampton on Sunday.
The Whites now sit four and five points ahead of Everton (17th) and Burnley (19th) respectively after both lost this weekend, but the Toffees and the Clarets have three and two games in hand respectively.
