Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa revealed his team news ahead of the west Yorkshire derby this weekend, and there were no shocks or surprises as the same side is expected as last week.The Whites thrashed Hull City 4-0 at the KCOM Stadium to move to within one point of the league-leading West Brom.January signing Ian Poveda wasn’t involved once again and it appears his omission will be a recurrence come Saturday afternoon.The Athletic’s Phil Hay has revealed that it is not because of fitness issues but rather the fact that he simply hasn’t yet made the cut.He tweeted:
The 20-year-old joined on a free from Premier League champions Manchester City and has only been named on the bench twice, per Transfermarkt.
It remains to be seen why he hasn’t been selected for successive matchdays, but Hay’s latest insight begins to provide some clues.
With ten games to go, only an injury crisis may see Bielsa touch on the talents of the Englishman.
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