Here are your Leeds United morning headlines for Friday 14 October.
Gabby Agbonlahor offers Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch backing
Former Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor does not believe Jesse Marsch's job at Leeds United is under threat despite their disappointing form of late.
Leeds have not won a Premier League game since they beat Chelsea in late August 3-0. Since that win, the Whites have lost to Brighton, Brentford and Crystal Palace and drawn with Everton and Aston Villa.
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Marsch and co started the season well but seem to have faded of late. But despite this, Agbonlahor does not believe Marsch's job should be under threat at Elland Road.
"I don’t think so, to be honest," Agbonlahor told Football Insider when asked whether Marsch was under pressure.
"I’ve been critical of Leeds but they do look entertaining. They look better defensively as well, they are not as gung-ho.
"I think they have been unlucky, what they are missing is a striker. I think Leeds will be ok but they need to look at bringing a striker in."
Jesse Marsch outlines how Patrick Bamford can return to peak Leeds United form
Patience will be required as Patrick Bamford continues to make his return to full match sharpness. That’s the message from Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch, who brought the striker into the side to make just his third Premier League start of the season last Sunday.
Supporters haven’t seen the best of the 29-year-old this time around, that is for certain, but he needs more minutes under his belt in order to hit top form once more and Marsch has stressed the importance of time.
"So I thought, first of all, that Patrick's clearly physically in good form," Marsch said when asked about Bamford’s performance on Sunday in south London.
"So that's a big bonus and then we just need to keep getting him fully game fit and fully ready and sharp."
Leeds United hoping to capitalise on Arsenal post-European away day trend this weekend
Leeds United will be hopeful they can take advantage of Arsenal’s long European away trip when they face the Gunners on Sunday.
Mikel Arteta’s side travel to Norway this evening to face Bodo/Glimt just three days before they make the journey up north to Elland Road.
Arsenal have so far been the Premier League’s stand-out team as they sit top of the table with eight wins from nine. However, October is set to provide them with a big test of their squad due to the congested nature of the fixture list ahead of the World Cup.
Arteta will no doubt freshen up his side against Bodo/Glimt this evening but injuries are likely to mean some first-choice players will be in the starting XI.
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