Marcelo Bielsa has confirmed to Leeds Live that Leeds United’s Rodrigo won’t play against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Rodrigo is self-isolating currently, and his absence was really felt by Leeds’ last night.
The Spaniard has impressed in recent weeks, with his playmaking qualities really coming to the fore.
But, without him, Leeds did not quite pose the same attacking threat that they usually do.
The Whites’ passing was inaccurate at times against Leicester, and they didn’t have the same level of control in the final third that they have showed when Rodrigo has been starting this term.
However, it seems that Leeds will have to cope without Rodrigo again, as the 29-year-old won’t be around to feature at the weekend.
“He won’t be available,” Bielsa said, when asked to provide an update on Rodrigo’s availability.
Leeds and Palace actually go into their game at the weekend level on points.
The two sides have both collected 10 points from their opening seven games, and sit in 12th and 13th place in the Premier League table respectively, as things stand.
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