Leeds United have suffered yet another injury blow in the build-up to play Manchester City with Liam Cooper pulling up injured. Cooper was due to start at centre-back alongside Pascal Struijk but was seen holding his left knee during the warm-up, before heading down the tunnel.
And now the club have confirmed that Cooper will not feature today, with Mateusz Klich coming in at the last second. This could mean that Robin Koch will drop into the back line, with Klich to partner Kalvin Phillips in midfield, with Luke Ayling moving into the centre-back position another option.
The blow is far from ideal for Marsch who has already made three changes to the team that played at Crystal Palace. Klich was originally benched alongside Daniel James and Diego Llorente, with Struijk, Koch and Junior Firpo coming in. But now Marsch’s side will have to adapt again just minutes before facing one of the best teams in Europe in Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
