EX-STAR BACKS LEEDS CUP RUN

LEEDS are two wins away from Wembley but one today will bring up a generational achievement in itself.

- BY ISAAC JOHNSON

Scores of fans have not seen their club reach the quarterfinals of the FA Cup in their lifetimes, or living memory.

Third-round goalscorer Wilfried Gnonto had not yet been born when they last made the final eight in March 2003.

Leeds boss Daniel Farke was still operating as, by his own admission, “Europe's slowest striker” for lower-league German outfit SV Lippstadt - a club he would take from sixth to fourth tier in his first management role.

After impressing with Borussia Dortmund’s second team, he attracted the attention of Norwich, Leeds’ opponents this afternoon.

Farke will not be in the dugout against his former team as he serves a one-match ban following his red card against Manchester City last week.

Nevertheless, the German - who reached the quarterfinals with the Canaries in 2020 - has described himself as a football “romantic” and is “a big believer in cup competitions”.