The Blues were unfortunate to be one goal down after missing some early chances, but soon after the opener, they found themselves two goals behind as Rodrigo headed in Jack Harrison's delicate free-kick.

United States forward Brenden Aaronson, 21, scored his first Premier League goal as Leeds beat Chelsea 3-0 on Sunday. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images

In the 69th minute, Daniel James crossed for Harrison, who fired past Mendy to make the lead comfortable.

Marsch said it was the best performance he had ever seen. There are a lot of players who understand their role in some way.

The way of playing dictated the outcome. They made mistakes because of us. If we give them time, they can pass the ball. We wanted to make them feel uncomfortable.

Tuchel was on the sideline as his ban was suspended. "I don't think it's right that he should be able to appeal his red card, but whatever, he's on the bench," said Marsch.

Even though the manager's involvement didn't spur the team on, they fell to their first defeat of the season.

The coach said that they scored an own goal and conceded from a set piece The defeat is not related to pressing, running less kilometres, or the style ofLeeds.

We were able to win the game. Our body language wasn't the same as it was in the last match. I don't think we lost the connection to the style ofLeeds. It was coming.