Prior to this week, it would have been fair to say Georginio Rutter was Leeds United’s forgotten man. The club record signing has failed to make the desired impact since his January switch from Hoffenheim and he has struggled for senior game time as a result.
Rutter has made 10 appearances for Leeds but just one has come from the start and he has been left unused in six of the club’s last nine Premier League games. As such, it seemed as though his input would be severely limited over the last three fixtures as the Whites battle desperately for Premier League survival.
That might still be the case, but his eye-catching outing for the club’s Under-21s on Monday in front of Sam Allardyce will have done his hopes of senior minutes over the final few weeks no harm at all. The forward was a real livewire for the young Whites, helping them seal their spot in the Premier League 2 Division 2 play-off final with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa at Elland Road.
