Liam Cooper played well for Leeds United against Derby County in the Championship last week.
Cooper featured for Leeds in their Championship game against Derby at Elland Road last Friday evening.
The 27-year-old central defender started the match and played for the entire 90 minutes, as Marcelo Bielsa’s side won 2-0.
According to WhoScored, Cooper took one shot, had a pass accuracy of 81.5%, won three headers, and made six tackles, five interceptions and five clearances against Derby.
The former Hull City defender was making his return to the Whites’ team after a spell on the sidelines due to injury, and former Leeds striker Whelan was impressed with his performance.
Whelan said about Cooper on BBC Radio Leeds after the match against Derby: “Yeah, absolutely excellent. Off the ball, on the ball, aggression, controlling the centre-forward, dominating them, anticipation, stepping in onto things, his range of passing tonight was just immense, it really was, considering he has been out for such a long time.”
Promotion push
The win against Derby last Friday evening saw Leeds put an end to their three-game losing run in all competitions.
The West Yorkshire outfit’s push for automatic promotion to the Premier League is back on track.
Leeds have a strong team, and the Elland Road faithful should be confident of the side maintaining their good form for the rest of the season.
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