Neil Warnock checks in at Leeds after dummy run against Doncaster

New manager helped with half-time team-talk
Leeds United turned 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 win
Neil Warnock
Leeds United's new manager Neil Warnock, middle, helped out with the team-talk against Doncaster Rovers. Photograph: Pa Wire/PA

Neil Warnock will officially start work as Leeds United manager on Monday, after not being able to stop himself from getting involved in team affairs on Saturday. The 63-year-old was given an 18-month contract as Simon Grayson's replacement in the morning, and arrived at Elland Road to watch his new side against Doncaster Rovers.

They trailed 1-0 at the interval, prompting Warnock to head to the dressing room and assist the caretaker manager, Neil Redfearn, with his team talk. And, even though they went 2-0 down not long after, it seemed to work as Leeds hit back to win 3-2 with Luciano Becchio scoring the winner in the ninth minute of added time. "I thought they did well," said Warnock. "We changed formation at half-time, or just after, and I thought it worked well."

"All credit to them, a lot of teams might have given up, but at 2-0 down it got the atmosphere going."

Leeds stand 10th in the table, three points behind sixth-placed Birmingham, who have played two fewer games than the Yorkshire side.

Warnock is aiming high, and when asked about aiming for the play-offs he added: "I think anything can happen. I think we're a long way from being a top side, if I'm honest, but the lads have got spirit and they showed that to come back from 2-0 down

"So [there are] 14 games [to play], everybody's trying to help everybody else aren't they, because no-one's running away with it, so you never say never do you?"