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Noel Whelan names Jack Harrison as Leeds player who impressed him most

A general view of Elland Road Stadium prior to kick off in the Sky Bet Championship League match between Leeds United and Bolton Wanderers, at Ella...
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Leeds United are through to the next round of the Carabao Cup, with Manchester City loanee impressing.

A general view of Elland Road during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Fulham at Elland Road on December 13, 2014 in Leeds, England.

Leeds United rotated their side for their League Cup game with Bolton Wanderers and handed several debuts to new players.

One of them, Patrick Bamford scored Leeds’ opener in the 2-1 victory, with Samu Saiz scoring the second before Bolton pulled one back.

Pundit Noel Whelan was asked by BBC Radio Leeds to name the player who impressed him most, and it was not Bamford.

Instead he named Manchester City loanee Jack Harrison as the one who caught the eye.

Jack Harrison of England U21's during a training session at St Georges Park on November 8, 2017 in Burton-upon-Trent, England.

Whelan said, in response to asking for his man of the match: “I thought Jack Harrison had had a fantastic game.”

The former Leeds striker also picked out academy teenager Jamie Shackleton as impressive.

He added: “Jamie Shackleton showed a lot of tenacity and nice touches.”

Both players were making their full debuts for Leeds, and will be better off for the experience.

Leeds face Rotherham United at Elland Road at the weekend and both Harrison, Shackleton, and goalscorer Bamford will have given manager Marcelo Bielsa tough decisions to make ahead of his selection.

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