Manchester United legend and pundit Paul Scholes has said Patrick Bamford's return from injury is a 'big bonus' for Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch.
Bamford hasn't had regular minutes since the start of last season when he suffered an ankle injury that sidelined him until December. A mixture of ankle and foot injuries as well as Covid meant he only played nine league games.
Leeds currently find themselves in 12th but Bamford has only played more than 45 minutes once this season and that was on the opening day in their 2-1 win against Wolves.
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Marsch said in his post-match press conference that he thought Bamford would've been available for the Aston Villa match at the weekend, but he took a bit of a knock.
"Patrick had a little bit of a knock that he took and wasn't able to train all week. So he was a little bit in question whether he was going to be available or not. I decided not to tell you guys that two days ago."
Speaking to Premier League Productions, Scholes was worried for Marsch's squad but highlighted the importance of Bamford if they want to have a good season.
“The atmosphere is brilliant at Leeds. Once you get them fans going, it’s a really tough place to go. Has he got the team this year to survive? I don’t know.
"On the evidence against Aston Villa, they didn’t look great, they didn’t look like they had much of a threat up front.
“Obviously, getting Bamford fit will be a big bonus for them. But the lad just can’t seem to stay fit for long.
“If he stays fit, then they have a chance because he scores goals, but they were lucky against Aston Villa and it was only Villa’s bad finishing that got them the point.”
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