Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
AYL AND HEARTY – BUT CITY WIN IS HISTORY
v Liverpool Monday, 8pm
LUKE AYLING claims Leeds’ landmark win over Manchester City is already history.
Leeds recorded their most significant Premier League victory since triumphing at Arsenal in May 2003 to stay up when they beat the champions elect at the Etihad last Saturday.
But while many fans are still celebrating that success, Ayling claims the players are focused on Monday night’s clash with Liverpool at Elland Road.
The Leeds defender said: “It’s a great win, yeah, we did it with 10 men. But it just is another game, three points, and we move on.
“We were all buzzing and after the game there was a great atmosphere in the dressing room, but it’s done now, we shrug that one off. We go into another massive game on Monday and try and cause another shock. That’s how we take it.”
Leeds are on a high and they will register four straight
Premier League victories for the first time in 20 years if they defeat Liverpool. They are also well on course to record their best placing since 2002 when they came fifth – and Ayling says they want to finish the campaign strongly. He revealed: “We keep setting new targets. Things have gone well for us these last four games.
“Now we’re looking up, we might look at the team above us and try and win our next game and catch them. Let’s see where it can take us. “We know how important it is to finish the season well.
“We know we’re coming back next year, probably in the Premier League, but that second year is even harder.
“So we don’t want to end the season with a bad feeling, it’s about finishing this season well.”