Meslier and Cooper come up big
One of the key narratives emerging from this season is the progress of Illan Meslier towards the kind of status many have expected since he arrived at Leeds United. Very few goalkeepers amass the kind of frontline, senior, professional experience Meslier has by the age of 22, let alone in an elite division like the Premier League.
The Frenchman has everything in place to become one of the very best stoppers in the game if he can just continue to hit the milestones he needs in training and matches. Meslier’s performance at Liverpool, where he made a Leeds-career-high nine saves, remains his zenith, but he was on it on Tyneside too.
