Southampton's new manager Ruben Selles will be missing four players for his first game permanently in charge of the Saints this afternoon as they travel to Elland Road to face Leeds United.
The Whites' opponents will be full of confidence after their 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge but will be without striker Che Adams as well as January signing Mislav Orsic.
Defenders Juan Larios and Tino Livramento are out on the sidelines suffering from long-term injuries, with the former only returning to training earlier this week.
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Orsic will miss the game with a concussion, meaning he'll have to follow the protocols and be observed by the teams medical staff before being cleared to play again, Selles confirmed.
"We have Che Adams, Tino Livramento and Juan Larios out of the squad," the Spaniard confirmed yesterday.
"Che [Adams] is the repeat injury, and we have had a concussion for Mislav Orsic a couple of days ago, so that is going to take him out of the squad because of the medical observation following the protocols that we follow."
Selles also mentioned the Saints might receive a slight boost to their squad for this afternoon's clash with Mohammed Salisu named as a potential returner.
"And yeah, that's mainly it. We had [Mohammed] Salisu back in training this week. And we're not sure that he will play but he has the option to play tomorrow and the rest of the squad is fit and ready to go."
Southampton predicted XI (4-4-2): Bazunu; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Perraud; A Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, S Armstrong; Onuachu, Sulemana.
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