Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa insists they're not ready to challenge for the top six.

Leeds beat champions-elect Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium last week despite playing the second half with 10 men following the dismissal of skipper Liam Cooper.

“We can see against the traditional top six in England that only against Arsenal were we able to play as equals," he said.

“That was in the first half of the first game we played against them at home. The second half of that game we played with one man more.

“In the game against Man Utd we did not deserve a better result than the one we obtained. Perhaps the margin should not have been so high but they still deserved their win, the same with Tottenham.

“The two Chelsea games were very difficult for us, especially the first one. The draw against Chelsea we deserved but in a game they dominated, and we did not deserve to win it. In the two games against City, at home the draw was fair and in the first half of this game they were better than us and in the second we were a man down.

“So my conclusions are not the same as yours. We haven't been able to play as equals against the traditional top six in the Premier League.

“To anticipate when this will happen is not prudent. These types of things, more than announce them you have to demonstrate them, and up until now we haven't managed it."