Eddie Gray suggests Samuel Saiz could feature for Leeds against Bristol City

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Leeds United will face Bristol City in the Championship on Saturday.

Eddie Gray has suggested to LUTV that Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa will recall Samuel Saiz to the team against Bristol City.

Saiz, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a forward, did not start against West Bromwich Albion or against Wigan Athletic in the Championship this month.

However, former Leeds winger and manager Gary has suggested that head coach Bielsa could include the 27-year-old Spaniard in the starting lineup against City at Elland Road in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.

Gray told LUTV regarding Saiz starting: “I think so. Adam Forshaw can play either going forward or sitting there. He has done it before. I don’t think that would be a big loss if he had to get back in there.

“Saiz playing in there, especially at home, may just make more for us going forward, more opportunities to create, and against Bristol, I think, that would be the way to go.”

Starting against Bristol City

With Sweden international central defender Pontus Jansson inured for the match against City, Kalvin Phillips could slot into defence.

That would mean that Adam Forshaw drops into the holding midfielder, and Saiz could be paired with Mateusz Klich in a more attacking role.

The 27-year-old has not been in great form in recent matches, and the attacking midfielder does need to step up.

Saiz – who joined Leeds from Huesca in the summer of 2017 for a transfer fee reported by The Yorkshire Evening Post to be worth £3 million – has provided three assists in 16 Championship appearances for the Whites so far this season, according to WhoScored.