Jesse Marsch was left disappointed and proud after what he felt was Leeds United's best performance of the season ended with a "cruel" first home defeat.

To say Arsenal won 1-0 would be to not even scratch the surface of what Marsch called "such a crazy game with so many things happening."

It started after 69 seconds when it became clear a power outage in nearby Beeston had knocked out the goalline technology, link to the video assistant referee and communication systems between the officials.

The match was suspended for 40 minutes until they were restored and re-tested, although Marsch did reveal there was the possibility of the game continuing without them.

PRIDE AND FRUSTRATION: Leeds United coach Jesse Marsch at full-time after his side's 1-0 defeat to Arsenal

When it resumed, a ridiculous misdirected pass across his own goal from Leeds centre-forward Rodrigo allowed Bukayo Saka to put his side ahead.

The Spaniard was substituted at half-time and his replacement Patrick Bamford had a string of chances to equalise – Luis Sinisterra had some too – as the second half was played almost exclusively at one end.

The best was a penalty taken four minutes after William Saliba handballed in Arsenal's penalty area but not seen by referee Chris Kavanagh in real time, only on his rebooted VAR monitor.

Bamford missed the target.

And Leeds were awarded a second penalty in stoppage time when Gabriel kicked out at Bamford and was red carded. The spot kick decision and less understandably the dismissal were reversed after another VAR review when Kavanagh spotted Bamford's initial push on the centre-back and booked him for it.

It all added to the mixture of emotions for Leeds' American coach.

"Disappointed and frustrated a bit," was his summary. "However, also proud of the way we played. This business is abut collecting points and not just about performances but clearly that was a showcase of the way we can play when we're at our best.

"We've had a number of games where we've been on top of things, been the better team, and we don't find a way to get the goals we deserved in those moments.

"It keeps the opponents around and gives them a chance to find a goal or the lead. That makes the game and the sport feel very cruel but in the end it's what it is and we have to get better in the final third and capitalise on chances.

"We were better on the day but we're walking away with nothing."

Bamford was the prime but not the only culprit, but as with Rodrigo, Marsch was careful not to be over-critical.

"If a striker's not getting chances you're more worried," he reflected.

Jesse Marsch and Leeds United take pride but precious little else as they fail to make the most of their chances against Arsenal