The cliche is you should never meet your heroes. Pep Guardiola could not beat one of his idols. Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds made it harder for one of his admirers to regain the Premier League title. They procured a point and almost took all three as Rodrigo produced a hat-trick of menacing attempts, hitting the bar twice and opening his Leeds account. Manchester City, who had led, were left gasping for breath after being pummelled by the sort of high-speed football that drew Guardiola to Bielsa.

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