Leeds boss Jesse Marsch laughed off his verbal battle with reverse quantity Bruno Lage throughout his aspect’s opening Premier League win of the season towards Wolves.
Rayan Ait-Nouri’s second-half personal purpose clinched Leeds a 2-1 victory at Elland Road after Rodrigo had cancelled out Daniel Podence’s opener for Wolves earlier than the interval.
The two managers first clashed after Wolves striker Hwang Hee-Chan went to floor underneath a first-half problem and had been concerned in one other heated trade once more on the ultimate whistle.
Marsch performed down the row, however recalled an identical incident with Lage in his fourth recreation in command of Leeds, which they gained 3-2 at Molineux final season.
The Leeds boss mentioned: “It’s normal in some ways. I respect Bruno a lot, he does a great job with his team, so no problem.
“You can go back to Wolves last year, oh yeah. There’s emotion in these moments. I wanted to be respectful afterwards and it didn’t quite go that way.
“But I’m OK. I think he’s OK too.”
Lage defined he had taken exception to one thing Marsch had mentioned on the touchline within the first half, however wouldn’t reveal the small print.
“It’s my opinion and nothing against the manager,” the Portuguese mentioned. “They won, absolutely great. But there was a point in the first half that I heard something that I didn’t like.
“I said to him and after when you come at the end and say you want to apologise, I just said you cannot say those things.
“There are some things you cannot say. I just said that and after I didn’t listen.”
Wolves dominated many of the second half after an excellent first interval and had been punished for failing to transform a number of probabilities when Nouri turned dwelling Patrick Bamford’s excellent low cross within the 74th minute.
Jonny has returned in advantageous kind for Wolves this season. (Nick Potts/PA)
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Lage added: “(I’m) very happy with my (team’s) performance here, unhappy with the result and, one more time, congratulations for Leeds, for their players, for the manager and for the fans because they won the game. Thank you.”
Marsch handed top-flight debuts to 4 summer time signings – Brenden Aaronson, Rasmus Kristensen, Tyler Adams and Marc Roca – and feels his aspect are making huge strides in the direction of the system he needs to play.
The American added: “I saw Fulham and Liverpool today. When you watch this game you see teams aren’t in top form yet, so the games are going to be a bit more in the balance.
“Finding a way to pick up points in these early stages can help you in your season at the end of the year when you’re really fighting for position.
“The fact that we’re more stable, that we’re clearer with what we want the tactics and playing model to look like, is going to be helpful.
“It’s going to be about making plays, defending well at the right moments and finding ways to capitalise. So, good start that we get the three points.”
