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It was easy to tell the size of Sunday’s game walking into Elland Road due to the number of media - and police - present ahead of kick off. Walking up the gangway and onto the terrace, broadcast cameras and desks littered the touchline. They remained in place throughout the warm-ups, one broadcaster getting too close to the pitch on one occasion.
When Leeds United players came over to do their fast-paced rondos in front of the West Stand, presenters and pundits from Viaplay - including Freddie Ljungberg and Jaap Stam - had to stand back to make sure they were not barged over by the players going at a pace.
The pressroom room itself was packed and reporters were shoulder-to-shoulder on the benches in the press box. In the build-up to kick off, it was noted that US TikTok sensation ‘Daddy Wellness' - a recently-adopted Leeds fan, who has more than one million followers - was in the city.
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He was later seen high up in the East Stand, watching the Whites in the flesh for the first time. It was his trademark move that Daniel James used when celebrating his goal against Nottingham Forest in the League Cup in August.
The winger was not in the matchday squad against Man Utd, as he failed to pass late fitness tests amid the back problem picked up on Wales duty that forced him to sit on the touchline for 10 days.
He is back in training and should be in contention to make the squad for Sunderland away next weekend. James was at Elland Road on Sunday and was seen ushering his little lad into the players’ entrance after full-time.
Not long afterwards, a smiling Gary Neville - on co-commentary for Sky Sports - walked apace out of the media suite entrance shadowed by a colleague, making his way out of the West Stand amid an absence of milling fans. He had had a few songs sung about him during the match.
A few hours earlier, one moment that may have been spotted by some, but missed by others, is Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s decision not to take the knee during the pre-game No Room For Racism gesture.
Daniel Farke was asked about this afterwards. “Dom is more like, ‘No, I don’t go down. I show my respect by standing up’,” he said, admitting he wasn't aware that the gesture would be conducted this weekend.
“Every individual is different and shows respect for this campaign in a different way. It’s definitely a good campaign and a good topic that football and sports, in general, support situations like this because a dressing room is a perfect example of how we should all live together.
“Different passports, different languages, different religions, but they are all together as human beings and friends who work together toward one target. This is how the world should be.”