OPINION
Thomas Christiansen saw his Leeds side stutter during Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Preston and will be keeping a close eye on a handful of his starting eleven against Fulham on Tuesday night.
Alex Neil’s Preston frustrated the Yorkshire giants at Elland Road despite going down to 10 men with half an hour still to play, preventing the Whites from finding the back of the net.
Chris Wood, Ezgjan Alioski and Pablo Hernandez all had golden opportunities to find the back of the net but Preston goalkeeper Chris Maxwell pulled off a number of remarkable saves to keep Leeds at bay.
Now, Leeds go into Tuesday night’s clash with a number of Christiansen’s first-choice stars knowing that they must perform against the west London outfit if they are to retain their place in the starting eleven.
This Is Futbol considers three Leeds players that need to excel against Slavisa Jokanovic’s side, including a 25-year-old that had a shocker against Preston: