Speaking after the big victory, Whites boss Marcelo Bielsa praised summer signing Diego Llorente for an impressive home debut, and claimed: "Our defensive game is collective, our forwards do a lot of work so it is less difficult for our defenders to recover the ball."
"Evidently Llorente is a player with hierarchy. In a game like today where the opponent used different strikers and the majority of them with quality, his contribution was very necessary."
Elsewhere in Yorkshire, down in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United's struggles continued in the midweek fixtures, as they fell to defeats against Brentford, Derby County and Nottingham Forest respectively.
Conversely, Barnsley continued their sensational 2020/21 campaign to move within touching distance of the play-off places, after securing a 2-0 home win against Stoke City - making it four wins on the bounce.
Here are today's biggest transfer stories and the latest team news involving Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, and a number of other sides from Yorkshire and beyond:
1. Bayern leading Aarons race
Bayern Munich are believed to be leading the race to sign the race to sign Norwich City's Max Aarons. Everton and Man Utd are also keen, but the Bundesliga side are thought to have already opened talks over a potential £40m deal. (Eurosport) Photo: Julian Finney
2. Hammers icon tips side to land Armstrong
Ex-West Ham striker Tony Cottee has revealed he "fully expects" the Clarets to make a move for Blackburn Rovers' Adam Armstrong this summer. The ex-Newcastle United striker has netted 20 goals so far this season. (Claret & Hugh) Photo: Jan Kruger
3. Terriers win race for Sanogo
Huddersfield Town have won the race to sign free agent striker Yaya Sanogo. The ex-Arsenal and Toulouse striker has been looking for a new club since leaving Ligue 1 at the end of last season, and was also linked with Middlesbrough. (Club website) Photo: REMY GABALDA
4. Pearson discusses new local rival
Bristol City's new coach Nigel Pearson has addressed Joey Barton being appointed as the Bristol Rovers manager, branding him a "very intelligent man" and backing him to succeed with his new side. (Bristol Post) Photo: Michael Steele