Muharemovic shines as Leeds finish pre-season with 4-0 win over Augsburg | OneFootball

Leeds United ended pre-season in style, beating Augsburg 4-0 at Elland Road on Saturday as Tarik Muharemovic headlined an assured team display. Both sets of supporters left their mark.

The new signing was dominant and scored with an overhead kick. James Justin added another after a neat one-two with Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Lukas Nmecha completed the scoring from Ao Tanaka’s pass. According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, the atmosphere and off-camera touches stood out.

Justin’s form arrives with first-choice left-back Gabi Gudmundsson injured and Sebastiaan Bornauw heading to Hamburg. He could start at Nottingham Forest next weekend unless Gudmundsson recovers quickly. Muharemovic’s emergence even poses an FPL dilemma alongside Joe Rodon.

Joel Piroe was one of six substitutes used late on, operating as a no 10 behind Nmecha, but little came off and a couple of heavy touches summed up a frustrating cameo. There are doubts over his future, with the striker seemingly keen to leave and West Ham showing interest.

Augsburg’s travellers were noisy throughout and lingered long after full-time, with the South Stand offering a playful response. Captain Ethan Ampadu led applause for the East Stand during the warm-up, then Daniel Farke and his players completed a lap of appreciation. James Trafford observed his new home in the goalkeepers’ drills, Muharemovic collected the man-of-the-match award and spoke to club and local media, and Bornauw received farewells around the ground.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

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