Leeds beat RB Leipzig, five winners and two losers as £16m man surely set to leave | OneFootball

After winning the Premier League Summer Series with victories over Sunderland and Liverpool, Leeds United made it three from three by beating RB Leipzig 2-0 at Elland Road, played over two 60-minute periods. Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha scored.

According to Leedsunited.news, Daniel Farke’s side produced an assured display on Saturday, less than a fortnight before Nottingham Forest on 22 August, with winners and losers emerging, including what looks like an imminent departure.

Alex Cairns, last season’s fourth-choice goalkeeper, strengthened his claim to be number two, starting three of four summer games and keeping a second clean sheet thanks to tidy stops. Sebastiaan Bornauw also impressed, delivering another composed outing at centre-back.

Nmecha now has two goals in four pre-season matches and poached the second against Leipzig. Sean Longstaff started ahead of Stach and Tanaka, a sign he could get the nod alongside Ethan Ampadu when the season starts.

Teenager Callum Mills, 17, continued his eye-catching rise, introduced earlier than other U21s to knit play between the lines.

Among the losers, Joel Piroe stayed on the bench and did not feature. The £16m signing failed to score last season, struck against Wrexham, then missed a penalty in the 3-2 defeat, Being overlooked will sting the Suriname international.

Willy Gnonto created Nmecha’s goal, yet his late introduction, after Mills, underlined his uncertain role if Farke persists with a 3-5-2. The Italy forward is not defensively equipped to play wing-back.

Source: Leedsunited.news

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