Norwich City host Derby County on Saturday.
Norwich City supporters have taken to Twitter to comment on the possibility of Ivo Pinto starting against Derby County, after manager Daniel Farke confirmed regular left-back Jamal Lewis is out injured.
“In addition to that we have to play the next three games without Jamal. A hamstring injury, a muscular injury. We expect to have him back probably after West Brom,” Farke told the Eastern Daily Press.
The Canaries boss was then asked on potential replacements and suggested right-back Max Aarons could switch over to the left, leaving a slot for Ivo Pinto, Felix Passlack or Ben Marshall.
Norwich fans, however, appear that keen on seeing Pinto return to the starting line-up. Here are a selection of Tweets on the subject:
Pinto joined Norwich as a Premier League player under then manager Alex Neil in January 2016, but the former Porto man has gradually fallen out of favour under Farke. The 28-year-old’s contract expires next summer, and he is expected to leave Carrow Road with youngster Max Aarons establishing himself as a regular first-teamer with Passlack or Marshall capable of filling in.
Pinto hasn’t started a Championship game since the 3-0 home defeat to Leeds United back in August. Norwich, currently sitting second in the table, will be keen to pick up all three points against a Derby side who haven’t won in three matches and are in danger of slipping out of the payoffs this weekend.
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