The ball somehow evaded Michael Bridges but the visitors proved less wasteful in front of goal in a devastating six-minute

The ball somehow evaded Michael Bridges, but the visitors proved less wasteful in front of goal in a devastating six-minute spell before the break.Mark Kennedy’s 34th-minute corner found Wanchope rising to head against the underside of the bar. Howey reacted faster than Leeds’ defenders, stabbing in the loose ball for his first goal since a £2m summer switch from Newcastle. Leeds almost gained an instant equaliser, but when Bridges’ 30-yard volley on the run shook the same part of the woodwork as Wanchope, City were quick to clear their lines.In the 40th minute, Leeds were again found wanting from a Kennedy corner. The ball was cleared only as far as the edge of the 18-yard area, where Wiekens allowed it to bounce before dispatching his effort high beyond Nigel Martyn – the Dutchman’s first goal since December.Leeds emerged for the second half as if they had received a tongue-lashing from O’Leary. The tempo was initially frenzied, with Gary Kelly setting the tone by rampaging down the right before crossing to Matthew Jones, whose drive foundered on the light-blue barrier.Yet when Leeds halved the arrears in the 56th minute, the goal owed everything to cool thinking and precision passing. Smith’s short ball down the left released Bridges, who made time to glance up as two City defenders converged.

The resultant cross picked out Lee Bowyer, who was free to head his second goal of the season from eight yards.Leeds promptly sent on Gareth Evans for his first taste of League football. The 19-year-old might have marked the occasion with a quickfire goal but for a desperate interception of Mark Viduka’s pass. Alf-Inge Haaland, City’s new captain and a Leeds old boy, was cautioned for fouling Olivier Dacourt as the pressure intensified.Wanchope did most to relieve it, one typically ungainly run carrying the Costa Rican 40 yards and through three challenges before he forced Martyn into a sprawling save. Shaun Wright-Phillips, who looks around half Wanchope’s height, was introduced to support him in the final stages; an odd couple for an endearingly odd club.Leeds United (4-3-3): Martyn; Kelly, Duberry, Radebe, Harte; Jones (Evans, 56), Dacourt, Bowyer; Viduka, Bridges, Smith. Substitutes not used: Huckerby, Mills, Hay, Robinson (gk).Manchester City (4-5-1): Weaver; Haaland, Prior, Howey, Ritchie; Kennedy (Wright-Phillips, 66), Jeff Whitley, Wiekens (Granville, 78), Horlock, Tiatto; Wanchope.

Substitutes not used: Dickov, Weah, Wright (gk).Referee: G Poll (Tring).. Leicester City will meet Uefa officials in Geneva today to discuss their growing safety fears for the European tie away to Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) on 28 September. Leicester City will meet Uefa officials in Geneva today to discuss their growing safety fears for the European tie away to Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) on 28 September.
The Leicester chairman, John Elsom, accompanied by the Football Association executive director, David Davies, will outline the club’s concerns for the well-being of the Foxes party in Belgrade.The Foreign Office has advised Leicester not to travel because of the political unrest in Yugoslavia, but Uefa, Europe’s governing body, has insisted that the game will go ahead as planned, although it has the power to convene its emergency committee and review that decision.Elsom and Davies had talks in London on Monday with Foreign Office officials, who want the match to be played outside Yugoslavia. “A delegation from Leicester, including the police, have already been to Belgrade and were well received,” Elsom said.

“But when we met the local Foreign Office representative he reiterated his fears of the possibility of a breakdown in public order taking place. There is an election where Mr Milosevic can be ousted and he is likely to fight strongly to retain his position.”Leeds United plan to take 500 fans to next month’s Champions’ League game against Besiktas in Istanbul, but the club’s chairman, Peter Ridsdale, has insisted any English fans travelling independently should be sent home. Ridsdale, who has agreed to let 500 Turkish supporters attend the Elland Road leg, said: “In our view anyone who goes to Turkey with the intentions of watching the game without our supervision will not be there for the right reasons. As such we will be asking the authorities to send them straight home.”Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest have been charged with misconduct by the FA.