Leeds’ hat-trick hero Patrick Bamford deserves all the plaudits – Marcelo Bielsa

Aston Villa v Leeds United – Premier League – Villa Park
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Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa insisted Patrick Bamford deserves all the plaudits he receives after his hat-trick humbled Aston Villa on Friday night.

The 27-year-old’s second-half treble saw the striker become only the second player to score in each of Leeds’s opening three away games in a top-flight league season, after Gordon Hodgson in 1937-38.

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