Jesse Marsch is hopeful that Leeds United will be able to welcome back a host of players in time to face Manchester City at Elland Road next week. The Whites were missing 10 senior first-team names on Wednesday night as they took on Monaco in their final mid-season friendly before the restart of the Premier League season.
Mateusz Klich, Rodrigo and Liam Cooper were amongst the players to drop out of the starting line-up, while Illan Meslier, Patrick Bamford, Crysencio Summerville, Tyler Adams and Jack Harrison were amongst those not involved against the Ligue 1 club. Marsch, though, has moved to allay any fears of lay-offs, explaining that illness was one of the reasons for so many absentees on Wednesday night.
United do have a number of minor injuries, too, but the head coach remains optimistic that most will return in time to take on Pep Guardiola’s side. Marsch also provided an update on Stuart Dallas, who has gone under the knife once more, and Luis Sinisterra.
