“We should…” - Daniel Farke reacts to key moment in Leeds United’s defeat to Burnley | OneFootball

Daniel Farke was convinced that Leeds United should have had a penalty in their defeat to Burnley.

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke was adamant his side should have had a penalty for a foul by Joe Worrall on Manor Solomon in Burnley’s 1-0 win at Elland Road on Saturday.

The Whites suffered their first defeat of the season courtesy of the Clarets, who took all three points thanks to a fine individual effort from Luca Koleosho.

However, that didn’t tell the whole story of the game, as Leeds pushed for large parts, but they struggled to create clear opportunities.

Daniel Farke upset with refereeing decision

Yet, it could have been very different had Leeds been awarded a first-half penalty, with Worrall involved in an incident with Solomon.

The centre-back appeared to dive in to win the ball, and whilst Burnley will argue he did get the ball, Leeds would say that he went through the Israeli international first.

Nevertheless, no penalty was given, and Burnley would deal with everything that Leeds had to throw at them for the remainder of the game.

Obviously, this was a significant moment in the game, and Farke told the Yorkshire Post that the referee had made a mistake by not awarding a spot-kick.

“Of course, we should have had a penalty as well. We had nine corners to their one and the only team who score from a corner is them (Burnley) from a corner to us.”

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Burnley chief Scott Parker had a different view on the matter, although he did admit he was only judging from watching live.

“I am not sitting on the fence, I have not seen it. I didn’t think it was in real time, to be honest. It looks like he gets a toe on it, so it’d be unfair on me to comment on that.”

Leeds United must improve in the final third

Clearly, this is a decision that will divide opinion, and it’s certainly one that could have gone either way, but it shouldn’t detract from Leeds’ problems on the whole.

In fairness, Farke didn’t go crazy about the call, so it’s not like he was using it as an excuse, and that’s the right thing to do, because it was one decision in a 90-minute game.

Overall, Leeds had a lot of the ball, but they struggled for inspiration in the final third.

In the past, they may have relied on individual brilliance from players like Crysencio Summerville or Georginio Rutter, who have obviously moved on now, and that was missing against Burnley.

The challenge for Farke is to find a formula that works without those players, and it could take time, as Leeds haven’t clicked just yet.

But, it should be remembered that they started last season poorly, and they managed to end up with 90 points, which is a total that almost always secures a top two finish.

So, it’s not the time to panic, and there is still enough quality in the ranks at Elland Road to compete for automatic promotion, even if it’s clear that there are areas to improve.

Now, the focus is on Farke to get a reaction from the team, as they look to go on a run that will see them back in the mix at the top.