Daniel Farke explains contentious Dominic Calvert-Lewin bench call after Leeds draw at Liverpool | OneFootball

Daniel Farke has explained his decision to bench Dominic Calvert-Lewin as Leeds United battled to a draw at Liverpool, a result that stretched their Premier League unbeaten run to six.

Farke made four changes at Anfield, leaving the striker out from the start. "Sometimes the head has to win over the heart. We had four Premier League fixtures in 10 days, and I have to trust my whole squad. We know what happened to Dominic in the last few years with injuries. Overall, it was a sign of how much I trust the group," he told BBC Match of the Day.

Calvert-Lewin came on and thought he had snatched a late winner, but VAR ruled the goal out for offside.

On facing Manchester United on Sunday, 4 January, Farke added: "It will be tricky because we played late today and now we play early on Sunday."

"We will be without Ethan Ampadu after his yellow card today, but we need to find solutions. We need to recover quickly."

Source: Leedsunited.news