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Photo: What Caleb Ekuban was up to as Leeds United kicked off 2018/19 season

Caleb Ansah Ekuban of Leeds United FC greets fans during the Leeds United FC and Myanmar National League All Star football match at Thuwana footbal...
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Leeds striker has been outcast by Marcelo Bielsa.

General views of Elland Road before the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Aston Villa at Elland Road on December 03, 2016 in Leeds, England.

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has made an immediate impact at the club since taking over.

His team won their first game of the season yesterday, blowing away Stoke City in a 3-1 win.

Not all Leeds players have had positive experiences under Bielsa.

Caleb Ekuban is one of a handful of players along with Eunan O’Kane, Vurnon Anita and Ouasim Bouy who have been ostracised from Bielsa’s squad.

Caleb Ansah Ekuban of Leeds United FC greets fans during the Leeds United FC and Myanmar National League All Star football match at Thuwana football staduim in Yangon on May 9, 2018. -...

He has been absent from first team training, not featured in any pre-season games, and was not even at Elland Road as Leeds kicked off their season.

Instead he was in London, sightseeing, sharing his movements via Instagram on Sunday afternoon.

Ekuban being miles away from Leeds shows how he has been pushed aside from the club this season as they work out what to do over his future.

The forward struggled for goals last season and new manager Marcelo Bielsa made clear he had no part to play this year.

Perhaps watching them blow Stoke away would just have been too painful for him to watch.

Caleb Ekuban of Leeds reacts to Aston Villa's first goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Leeds United at Villa Park on April 13, 2018 in Birmingham, England.