Leeds United were beaten 2-1 away at Arsenal on Saturday afternoon to end our unbeaten start to the Premier League season.
United’s start to the Premier League season has certainly caught the attention of neutrals so far. Our biggest test of the season came on Saturday away to Arsenal and Daniel Farke’s men certainly stood up to the task.
In spite of narrow defeat to the champions, Leeds’ impressive performance was certainly given credit. That hasn’t stopped one Arsenal player from being a touch cheeky.
Arsenal’s Ezri Konsa shares mocking footage of Leeds United’s Noah Okafor
Leeds’ overall performance was great, but Noah Okafor will have come away from the Emirates knowing he could have done plenty more.
The Swiss winger has been in exemplary form in 2026 and adding real end product to his trickery, but that was lacking against the Gunners.
Opposite number Ezri Konsa shared a social media clip mocking the Leeds winger after their eventual triumph. In the clip, Konsa shares the moment he confidently breezed past Okafor and sent the Leeds man the wrong way.
The audio in the background comes from a viral clip of Arsenal teammate Noni Madueke saying “don’t make me line you up, G”.
Plenty for Leeds United to be happy with despite Arsenal loss
Humorous social media clips aside, Leeds should come away from this game immensely proud and even more confident for the season ahead.
We’ve shown marked improvement since our batterings against Arsenal last season. To be frustrated we didn’t take anything from the home of the champions shows how far we’ve come. And, it shows what sort of team we are right now.
With Them Lot up next, Farke is building something potentially very special at Leeds. A likewise performance could destroy Michael Carrick’s men.
Finding consistency over 90 minutes could take Leeds from mid-table into European conversations.
With a bit more luck, better decision making and composure in attack, Leeds should have won the match in the 1st half, outplaying mighty Arsenal for most of the half. This shows we are in urgent need of a striker upgrade. As we have done in Defence. Bruno Guimares, a top midfielder nearly cost more than all leeds bench. Shows the gulf between Champions \league teams or more hanky panky