Leeds United face Arsenal on Saturday evening, and unfortunately, the Whites face something of an uphill task here.
Indeed, Leeds come into this game with a squad that has been absolutely ravaged by injury and suspension, and they’re down to the bare bones.
Marcelo Bielsa will have to pick a heavily rotated side for this one, and we don’t envy him one bit heading into this weekend.
However, we’ve tried our best to predict the XI that Bielsa will go with this weekend.
As you can see, this isn’t the Leeds team we’ve grown accustomed to seeing in recent years.
United’s injury crisis means that Leeds have had to call upon some of their young talents, while others are being forced to play out of position.
Leeds supposedly have quite a bit of depth at centre-half, but with Liam Cooper and Pascal Struijk both out, 19-year-old Charlie Cresswell has to step up to senior action.
Meanwhile, Stuart Dallas is deployed at left-back, while Robin Koch plays in midfield.
Dan James is out of action, so United’s frontline has a new look as well. Jack Harrison and Raphinha play on the wings, while Tyler Roberts starts just behind another 19-year-old in the shape of Joe Gelhardt.
Leeds don’t go into this game as favourites, and with their ongoing injury crisis, it may take a miracle for them to get a win here, especially after they were battered 7-0 earlier this week.
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