Jesse Marsch has made four changes to his Leeds United side to face AS Monaco at Elland Road this evening. The Whites return to Premier League action in exactly one week and the head coach will be keen to see a promising performance against the Ligue 1 side.
Robin Koch makes his first appearance since November after sitting out of the club’s previous two mid-season friendlies. The defender was struggling with a calf issue, but he’s fit enough to be involved this evening and he’ll be keen to get some much-needed minutes under his belt.
Liam Cooper misses out after sitting out of the club’s open training session on Tuesday night, while Jack Harrison isn’t risked either after pulling out of the club’s warm up last Friday night. Joe Gelhardt is given the chance to start up front at Elland Road, with Rodrigo not involved at all.
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Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen start again after their World Cup exploits but there’s still no Tyler Adams, who will be rested once more after skippering the USA in Qatar.
Joel Robles and Mateusz Klich drop out of the starting XI, with the former being replaced in the side by Kristoffer Klaesson. Adam Forshaw keeps his spot in the middle of the park alongside Marc Roca, while Sam Greenwood also gets a start.
Leeds: Kristoffer Klaesson, Rasmus Kristensen, Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Pascal Struijk; Adam Forshaw, Marc Roca; Sam Greenwood, Brenden Aaronson, Wilfried Gnonto; Joe Gelhardt
Bench: Joel Robles, Dani Van Den Heuvel, Junior Firpo, Diego Llorente, Darko Gyabi, Mateo Joseph, Cody Drameh, Leo Hjelde
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