The Sam Allardyce era at Leeds United kicked off with a defeat to Premier League leaders Manchester City on Saturday afternoon, with Ilkay Gundogan's first-half brace doing the damage before a late Rodrigo goal gave the Whites an unlikely late lifeline in a 2-1 defeat.
Allardyce began his tenure with four changes from the Leeds United side that lost 4-1 at Bournemouth last weekend, with the inclusion of Joel Robles ahead of Illan Meslier perhaps the biggest talking point.
Junior Firpo and Max Wober returned to the defence, while Adam Forshaw started his first game of 2023. Robin Koch, Liam Cooper and Crysencio Summerville were the other players to make way.
