Four matches needs to be the limit on Leeds United fans’ wait for a Wilfried Gnonto start this weekend. The teenager has arguably been the club’s best forward this season and a four-game hiatus from the starting line-up, which has seen three defeats, has only bolstered his importance.
Having returned from international duty with an ankle issue, Gnonto would be missing from the Arsenal trip entirely. A return to the bench against Nottingham Forest was understandable after injury, but two further games on the sidelines were harder to fathom with the team struggling.
In Thursday’s pre-match press conference, Gracia had initially been asked what Gnonto needed to start doing in order to take his place back in the side. The Spaniard’s answer left us feeling the Italian was still managing his ankle problem through a few days training each week.
