Morning Leeds-in for 30 August: Liam Cooper will be back for Middlesbrough match on Friday

After Liam Cooper went down before the match at Swansea City, it was feared that he would miss a couple weeks with injury. However it now looks like he’s back in time for Friday’s match against Middlesbrough.

Berardi and Cooper have been excellent at the back so far for Leeds, and it appears that Pontus Jansson is now back to full fitness after playing in the last two matches. Cooper is reportedly fit, but it isn’t a crisis and he doesn’t have to start against Boro if he can’t play a full 90 minutes.

At least the League Cup isn’t a worry anymore.

On to the links.

Leeds United Links

Caleb Ekuban heads out on loan to Turkey. [Through It All Together]

Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa won’t get angry at his players after defeats. [Yorkshire Evening Post]

England and English Football Links

Everton beat Rotherham United 3-1 in the League Cup. [Royal Blue Mersey]

Nottingham Forest knocked Newcastle out of the League Cup with two stoppage time goals. [BBC.com]

World Football Links

Former Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, and Seattle Sounders midfielder Clint Dempsey has retired. [Sounder at Heart]

PSV Eindhoven have signed Pachuca midfielder Erick Gutierrez. [FMF State of Mind]

Mexico named their national team squad for friendlies against Uruguay and the United States. [FMF State of Mind]

Tactical Review of AC Milan’s loss to Napoli. [AC Milan Offside]

Exploring the 4-2-3-1: Should Milan switch formations before the match against AS Roma? [AC Milan Offside]