Fights do not come much bigger than the one Adam Forshaw went through to play football for Leeds United again after that two-year hip ordeal. The midfielder proved to be one of the few feel-good stories in a wretched campaign last year as he returned to something like his best football.
The 30-year-old now has another fight on his hands. As he has done for his entire career, Forshaw has another manager’s head to turn in order to reclaim a starting spot for the Whites.
Tyler Adams and Marc Roca have started well together for United. While the American has caught the eye with his tackling, work rate and determination, Roca has emerged as one of the division’s most prolific progressive passers in its opening two weekends.