Once again, Marcelo Bielsa has some juggling to do in central defence with the return of Diego Llorente to the treatment room.
The first clue into what he may do with the Leeds United line-up at Leicester City came when Llorente hobbled off in the 10th minute at Newcastle United.
Pascal Struijk came on in a straight swap alongside Liam Cooper, but with more time to think about it and weigh up his options, there is surely no contest when you compare the youngster with Mateusz Klich.
Klich has started 111 of Bielsa’s 113 league matches, which says more than enough about how much the head coach trusts his midfielder.
The experience of Klich and Stuart Dallas in their favoured positions with Luke Ayling in a central role he has excelled in has to be the route Bielsa goes with.
That route also cuts off any imbalance caused by having two left-footed centre-backs in the side.
Other than that, it’s a winning team and one Bielsa looks very unlikely to mess around with. We know how loyal Bielsa is to Patrick Bamford when the goals dry up. We’re not in switching territory up top yet.
Predicted line-up: Meslier; Dallas, Ayling, Cooper, Alioski; Phillips; Raphinha, Klich, Rodrigo, Harrison; Bamford.
