Leeds United made a poor opening day start to the new Premier League season after losing 5-1 against Manchester United on Saturday.

The Whites trailed 1-0 at half-time but restored parity after the break courtesy of a thunderous strike from Luke Ayling.

United subsequently shifted gears and took advantage of Leeds’ fragile midfield, with Paul Pogba providing four assists.

Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick, while Mason Greenwood and Fred also got their names on the scoresheet.

Kalvin Phillips could only make the bench after he was given an extended rest following his participation in the European Championships.

Robin Koch played in the defensive midfield role. He initially looked comfortable but was run ragged in the second half by the clever movements of Fernandes and Pogba.

Some fans took to Twitter to express their reaction to Koch’s display, and they were far from impressed.

Mesliers distribution today and for a while now has left a lot to be desired..

Koch absolutely awful.

Most of them very sloppy and just don’t look up for it.

Great start … #lufc

— TT (@Truefuckingthat) August 14, 2021

Absolutely spanked and deservedly so! Without Kalvin and Llorente it was always going to be damage limitation.

Reality is, quality in the right areas for them has destroyed us today. Rodrigo is not a 10 and Koch is not a CDM.

Over to you Radz and Victor. We need depth #lufc

— The Mischievous Monkey