Confident injury news was thin on the ground when Rene Maric chaired the latest Leeds United press conference last week. After the win over Real Sociedad, the assistant head coach only really hung his hat on Diego Llorente being back for Manchester City next week.
Maric was hopeful the vast majority of those absent from the friendly would ultimately be available for the Premier League return, but a list of available players for Monaco is difficult to judge. There have only been four days between the matches.
Illan Meslier was well enough to attend Friday’s match, but it still feels a stretch to expect him to play in a dead rubber while he is trying to fight off glandular fever. Given Kristoffer Klaesson got the second half last week, there may be a temptation to let him have at least the first half on Wednesday night.
