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Thomas Christiansen shows he's the real deal as Leeds make a victorious start to life without Chris Wood

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It was Leeds academy graduate Danny Rose who said this month that he did not want Spurs to sign players he had to Google.

Try telling that to those at his former club, for they had to use the search engine to discover more about their new manager, let alone his obscure summer signings.

Thomas Christiansen arrived at Elland Road in the middle of June. The press release confirming his appointment was complete with a detailed dossier of their ninth boss in four years. After all, beyond a Wikipedia page, very little was known of the Danish-born twice-capped Spain international who was once joint-top scorer in the Bundesliga.