'Not a concern': Brad Arthur plays down significance of Leeds Rhinos' defeat to Leigh Leopards

The Rhinos entered the final five rounds in pole position for top spot, only to lose their perfect Headingley record against their fellow title hopefuls.

Leeds remain two points clear at the summit but must still face Wigan Warriors, who play their game in hand at Bradford Bulls on Saturday.

"It's not a concern," stressed Arthur. "There's plenty to learn from it.

"I'd be concerned if we rolled over and weren't trying to win it right at the death. We were and just didn't quite get a couple of things right.

"I want to give credit to them because they really scrambled hard and turned up for each other."

Leeds crossed early on through Ryan Hall but conceded four tries to two in a second defeat to Leigh of the year.

Arthur admitted that execution let the Rhinos down in a game they largely controlled.

"It's frustrating we didn't get the result but we have to learn from it," he added.

"It felt like we dominated most of the game and most of the stats but the biggest stat we didn't dominate was the scoreboard.

"Our effort was really good and we tried really hard. We were nice and physical and there was plenty of want and desire.

"We just got a bit of detail wrong around some big moments. They really owned their big moments and that was probably the difference in the result."