Leeds United 1, Leicester City 1

Robert Snodgrass dropped a huge hint to Simon Grayson by scoring the injury-time goal that salvaged a point for his new boss in Coca-Cola League One today.

The Scot forced home a Jonny Howson chipped cross to wipe out Matt Oakley’s 24th-minute shot that looked as though it was going to be enough to give Leicester a seventh straight win.

Grayson admitted that Snodgrass had been unfortunate to be dropped to the bench, explaining: “I had to pick the players I knew a bit more about but we found out positives about some of the players today and negatives about some.

“There’s a lot of work to be done but the big thing is that we showed a lot of desire, resolve and spirit to carry on to the end of the game.”

Grayson said he will probably recall Bradley Johnson and Tresor Kandol from their loan spells and take a look at them with the rest of the squad and, unlike former boss Gary McAllister, said he would not hesitate to go into the loan market if he thought it would help.

“The object is to bring some quality players into the club and if that means a loan, why not?” he said.

“There will be changes with some players coming in and some going out but at least we’ve got a start, and with the kind of support Leeds gets, if this club gets a run of results there will be no stopping us.”

Leeds almost gave Grayson the dream start when Luciano Becchio rattled the post from close range but from the time Oakley struck, Leicester always looked comfortable.

But they failed to put enough pressure on a shaky-looking home defence and paid the penalty when Snodgrass picked up his fifth goal of the season.