Harvey Barnes, Gabriel Martinelli, Wilfried Zaha. Rasmus Kristensen has faced them all in what’s been a baptism of fire with Leeds United that’s finally settled into some decent, steady form.
Kristensen stood out as the exception to the rule United’s summer signings had to make a positive impact. An encouraging pre-season gave way to some concerning Premier League form until that meeting with Zaha at Selhurst Park in early October.
Leeds lost the match, but the Denmark international was arguably their man of the match on a day Zaha, Crystal Palace’s talisman, did not get a sniff. Kristensen’s gone from strength to strength, in the main, since then and now has been one of only four Leeds United players to play at the World Cup.
