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Ayling: Leeds players fully behind Marsch

Everyone inside the Leeds United dressing room are continuing to back Jesse Marsh as manager.

The American coach is under some pressure, as the Elland Road club find themselves in relegation danger.

They are now in the bottom three, after losing 3-2 to Fulham, and they have not won a Premier League game since August.

Post-game, defender Luke Ayling said: "The boys are right behind him. He took over in a tricky situation last season and kept us in the league."

He added: "It's a hard one to take. We did well in the first 30 minutes but we were sloppy from set-pieces, with all three goals coming from them. That just can't happen. We work hard on stopping goals like that, but today it wasn't good enough.

"We're starting games well but we're not taking our chances. But we can't sit around and feel sorry for ourselves. We have to pick ourselves up and go again."

Captain Liam Cooper added to BBC Sport regarding Marsch being the manager: “100 per cent [he should remain]."

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