After seeing off Cagliari 6-2 at Elland Road on Sunday evening, Leeds United will be flying high in confidence as they approach Saturday’s Premier League opener against Wolves. Jesse Marsch has worked hard on his side over the summer and supporters have been impressed by how well the club’s new signings seem to have settled in.
However, at this stage it seems the Whites will enter the new campaign without any of their recognised leaders. Of course, Liam Cooper would ordinarily be leading the side out in West Yorkshire on Saturday to begin his eighth full season as skipper at Elland Road.
The defender was given the armband by Neil Redfearn during the 2014-15 season and he will captain the side once more this year as the Whites look to further establish themselves in the top flight. Cooper has missed a huge chunk of pre-season through injury, though, and while he has restarted training this week, he is rated as a huge doubt for Saturday’s contest.
