• Salford 0-3 Leeds (Nketiah 43, Berardi 50, Klich 58)• Sir Alex Ferguson and Denis Law among sell-out crowd
There was a sell-out crowd at Moor Lane that included Sir Alex Ferguson and Denis Law but Salford City’s inaugural EFL Cup tie ended in defeat to Marcelo Bielsa’s impressive Leeds that should not be viewed with any shame.
Graham Alexander, City’s manager, will also hardly lose sleep over the reverse, given how Gary Neville, one of the Class of 92 co-owners, said beforehand that the chasing of a fifth promotion in six seasons is the club’s priority.