Georginio Rutter provided a glimpse of what he could offer Sam Allardyce’s Leeds United in the battle for survival on Monday night after dropping down to feature for the Under-21s. The record signing was named in the young Whites’ starting line-up at Elland Road and helped them progress to the Premier League 2 Division 2 play-off final with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa.
Mateo Joseph and Sonny Perkins, who have been in fine goal scoring form all season, grabbed the goals for United to set up the final against Nottingham Forest. However, Rutter played his part in front of almost 4,000 supporters and Allardyce was in attendance.
Rutter has thoroughly underwhelmed since making the £35 million move to Leeds from Hoffenheim in January and his game time has been severely restricted as a result. He has made 10 Premier League appearances but just one has been a start and he has been left unused in six of United’s last nine league games.
