Jack Harrison could have been forgiven for entering the World Cup break with a welcome sigh of relief. The Leeds United winger looked visibly short of confidence as the tournament in Qatar approached and his form had suffered as a result.
He missed the Whites’ final Premier League outing through injury and he has since revealed he had been playing through the pain of niggling hip and calf issues for a few weeks prior. Harrison refused to hang his dip in performance levels on that, but undoubtedly it will have been contributing factor, just removing that edge from his game.
It means that Harrison finds himself under a bit of pressure as United prepare themselves for the return of the Premier League campaign. In fact, while he was probably one of the first names on Jesse Marsch’s teamsheet earlier in the campaign, he now has a challenge on his hands if he is to keep his spot and avoid a bench role amid some very strong internal competition.
