There’s no denying that the frame of the goal was as important as Marco Silvestri and Cardiff had 25 shots to United’s 10, very few of them speculative.
But Leeds got their tactics right by not only inviting City onto them but by having the commitment to counter aggressively.
They also had the sense to do so without throwing caution to the wind and Cardiff rarely found Leeds short of numbers at the back.
The more you watch the Championship, the more you realise that trying to play through a deep, packed defence asks too much of many teams.
It is more and more fashionable to play on the break.
And more and more productive.