Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu delivers rallying cry to team-mates inside huddle after the final whistle of their comeback win over Sheffield United

Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu delivered a rallying cry to his team-mates after watching them seal a stunning comeback win over Sheffield United.

The Wales international missed the thrilling top-of-the-table Championship clash at Bramall Lane with injury, but took centre stage for the team huddle after the final whistle.

Daniel Farke's men trailed their hosts for much of the encounter on Monday night after Tyrese Campbell's header forced an own goal by Leeds stopper Illan Meslier. The Blades looked on course to claim three points that would have taken them to the league summit.

But the visitors, who have made a habit of late winners in the last week, restored parity with Junior Firpo's bullet header and then snatched the win thanks to goals from Ao Tanaka and Joel Piroe in the 89th and 90th minute.

Victory takes the side five points clear of the Blades and a further two points ahead of Burnley in third place. Though, having missed out on promotion last term despite amassing 90 points in the league, Leeds are unlikely to be getting carried away by their position.

And Ampadu led a show of unity after victory against their Yorkshire rivals, which was quickly followed by the serenading of the goalscorers by the visiting fans.

Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu delivered a rallying cry to his team-mates after their win over Sheffield United

The Wales international could be out for the next few weeks with the knee injury that ruled him out of the clash

Joel Piroe scored the pick of the goals as Leeds recovered from a goal down to beat the Blades

Leeds may be without their captain for a few matches in the run-in after his manager admitted he is a little worried by the knee injury that kept him out of the clash.

Farke did not confirm how long he expects Ampadu to be out but intimated that a return after next month's international break seems most likely.

'The injury doesn’t look good,' said the German. 'It could be that we miss him for a few games, but he’ll need further assessment and we’ll see what happens in the next few days.'

It means that the 24-year-old could miss games against West Brom, Portsmouth, Milwall and QPR before the two-week hiatus.