Dacourt: Anderlecht will pay for taunts

Olivier Dacourt is ready to show Aime Anthuenis the Champions League exit door after the Belgian coach's lukewarm reaction to the remarkable comeback by Leeds at Elland Road last week.

Aime claimed he was unimpressed as Leeds recovered from a goal down to win 2-1, but Dacourt said last night: 'If we win again, he can watch us on his TV in the quarter-finals and he will see a good team.' The French midfielder made it clear that the Anthuenis verdict on Leeds had not gone unnoticed.

Dacourt said: 'We didn't play that well last week and we know we can play a lot better. Anderlecht have not yet seen the best of the English, only the best of the English spirit.

'The Anderlecht coach can say what he wants. We know that when we really start to play we can beat anybody. Maybe he was disappointed, or just frustrated that we came back to win.

'If he was not impressed, then that's his problem. But we will see after this game if he still thinks Leeds are not a good team.' Leeds boss David O'Leary refused to be provoked by his rival's remarks, saying: 'I was brought up a certain way. I've got manners. I'm full of praise for Anderlecht.' But Anthuenis' poor opinion of O'Leary's side angered Norway midfielder Eirik Bakke, who steps in tonight for the suspended Lee Bowyer. Bakke accused Anderlecht's coach of arrogance in his website column. Harry Kewell, likely to be a substitute tonight, also joined in the reaction.

Kewell, the fit-again Australia forward who came off the bench in the first match to help Leeds triumph, said: 'We know they'll be up for it and I'd love to get at them from the start. I don't think I've lost anything from being injured and hope I can still add a bit of spark.