Leeds boss Daniel Farke said the feelgood factor was more important than club records after three late goals sealed his side a 3-1 home win over promotion rivals Leicester.
Connor Roberts, Archie Gray and Patrick Bamford all struck for Leeds in the final 10 minutes after Wout Faes’ first-half header had given Championship leaders Leicester a deserved lead.
Farke’s side equalled a 92-year club record of nine straight league wins and extended their unbeaten run at Elland Road this season, while the German is the first Leeds manager to remain undefeated in his first 19 home games in charge.
The former Norwich boss, whose side have cut the gap on Leicester to six points after trailing them by 17 at the turn of the year, said: “It’s a great evening for everyone connected with Leeds United.
“To be there with a ninth win in a row, unbeaten here at Elland Road (this season) – there are many record-breaking statistics.
“But even more important is the feeling and the spirit. You could feel it in the celebrations of the whole stadium.
“You could see what it means to everyone connected with this club after some really tough years, many disappointments and days of suffering.
“To experience such a period when you feel everything is really united here – players, staff, supporters, the whole club.
“We’re delivering such performances and such results. It’s great and I’m delighted for our supporters. They can enjoy their weekend in a proper way, that’s for sure.”
Leicester had been good value for their slender lead after Faes headed in from a corner but were punished for some glaring misses and slipped to back-to-back league defeats.
Jannik Vestergaard’s second-half header went within a whisker of giving the Foxes a 2-0 lead when it hit a post and Patson Daka had an effort wrongly ruled out for offside.
Stephy Mavididi fired a fraction wide and Daka pulled another golden chance off target.
On the disallowed goal, Leicester boss Enzo Maresca said: “I didn’t watch to be honest, so I can’t say anything.
“But until the goal we conceded in the 80th minute, we dominated and controlled the game.
“We created many chances and at the end it was a matter of the chances that we missed.”
The Italian admitted his players reacted badly to conceding Leeds substitute Roberts’ equaliser.
“In the last 10 minutes, in this kind of game in this stadium, it’s easy when you concede a goal that you drop a little or mentally they are better than us,” he added.
“We feel bad because we dropped points, but at the same I feel very proud because we came here with the personality we showed.”
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