Leeds whip lowly Burton, thanks to Lasogga

A double by on-loan German striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga inspired former English giants Leeds to a 5-0 thrashing of Burton Albion to maintain their unbeaten start to the Championship campaign.

The 25-year-old’s brace — in his first appearance since signing on loan from Bundesliga outfit Hamburg — plus goals from Kalvin Philipps, Abel Hernandez and Kemar Roofe saw them to a third successive victory.

Leeds manager Thomas Christiansen was delighted with Lasogga’s performance as he suggested he would fill the vacuum left by the departure of last season’s leading scorer Chris Wood.

“He scored two nice goals but he also combined well and held the ball up which is very important,” he said.

“It was a good game, not only from him but also the rest of the players.

“As a striker you need the confidence to prove your skills and today was a good start for him.”

Leeds moved up to second spot and just two points behind leaders Cardiff, who dropped their first points of the season despite coming from behind to secure a 1-1 draw with Fulham.

Much sought-after teenager Ryan Sessegnon gave Fulham the lead — minutes after Floyd Ayite hit the bar for the London side — but the leaders grabbed a share of the spoils when Danny Ward headed home seven minutes from time. — AFP