Luke Ayling is set to miss Leeds United’s next two matches, due to suspension.
Garry Monk has insisted to the Yorkshire Evening Post that he has no regrets about starting Luke Ayling for Leeds United against Queens Park Rangers this weekend.
Ayling went into the game on nine bookings, knowing that one more yellow card would lead to a suspension.
And the full-back picked up a booking in the contest, meaning that he will now be sidelined for Leeds’ next two matches.
However, Monk insists that he does not wish he’d started Charlie Taylor against QPR – as he felt Ayling had an important part to play.
“Not at all,” he said, when asked if he regretted playing the former Bristol City man.
“It’s not an underlying factor for us. It’s part of football management and it’s what a season can bring. Certain situations will always crop up but you have to deal with them and we’ve shown all season that whoever steps in is ready to do the right job. We’ve overcome injuries and suspensions and I’m confident we can do that again.”
Monk has not made many mistakes since taking over at Leeds, but supporters of the Yorkshire club did not agree with his analysis of the Ayling situation.
Many Leeds fans felt Ayling should have been protected and left on the bench for the match against QPR.
With Ayling suspended, Leeds will have to reshuffle their backline for their upcoming matches.
Taylor is likely to come in again at left-back, with Gaetano Berardi set to start on the right-hand side of defence.
Leeds are set to take on Brighton & Hove Albion and Reading in their next two matches.
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