Leeds United are back in Premier League action tonight as they travel to take on Liverpool with Marcelo Bielsa desperate for points.
Leeds at least showed some character in Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to Manchester United having been 2-0 down at half time.
The Whites quickly brought it back to 2-2 in the second half but ran out of steam and were eventually beaten.
With Watford and Burnley both winning over the weekend, Leeds have been firmly dragged back into the relegation scrap.
A trip to Anfield is hardly ideal for Leeds, and Bielsa faces some selection dilemmas ahead of tonight’s game.
With that in mind, here is our predicted lineup for Leeds United as they head across to Merseyside…
Goalkeeper Illan Meslier may have looked a little shaky at times against Manchester United, but he is still the top goalkeeper at Leeds and is in no immediate danger of losing his job.
Diego Llorente struggled against United and was hooked at half time, so we could see the Spaniard miss out tonight.
That would likely mean Luke Ayling shifting over to centre back, joining Pascal Struijk in the heart of defence.
Stuart Dallas would then move over to right back, with Junior Firpo coming in at left back.
Firpo come on for Robin Koch on Sunday, and with Koch suffering a concussion in that game, he won’t be involved tonight.
Bielsa didn’t love using Mateusz Klich in a deep role against Everton but may need to go back to that well, pairing Klich with Adam Forshaw in midfield.
The big call comes on the right flank. Bielsa substituted Raphinha at half time against Everton then left him out against Manchester United.
Raphinha made a big impact off the bench at half time though and it’s surely time for him to start tonight.
That would leave Jack Harrison on the left flank with Daniel James up top, allowing Rodrigo to play as a number 10.
Leeds United predicted lineup: Meslier; Dallas, Ayling, Struijk, Firpo; Klich, Forshaw; Raphinha, Rodrigo, Harrison; James.
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