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Leeds manager Marsch: Humble Gnonto showing us what he can do

Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch watched Willy Gnonto's stunning goal against Cardiff in awe.

The youngster scored within 26 seconds as Leeds picked up a comfortable 5-2 win over the Championship side in the FA Cup third round replay.

Gnonto got onto a Rodrigo cross and smashed the ball into the net with a scissors effort.

Post-match, Marsch admitted: “We asked for a fast start and it couldn't have gone any better.

“It was a good diagonal ball from Rodrigo, really clever from Willy to fox the defender and then an incredible finish. He's really happy with that. We knew about him for a while and we initially had a little more of an idea to bring him in the future.

“But we brought him in early and he's shown what he can do. He is very humble, grounded and a real human being who wants to improve. He's worth more than four million now. I like working with young, attacking explosive talent."

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