FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Leeds United - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - November 28, 2020 Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa Pool via REUTERS/Peter Powell
(Reuters) - Soccer managers often keep their cards close to their chest but Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has no problems revealing his hand, as he named his starting 11 for Friday's Premier League clash at West Ham United two days early.
Asked on Wednesday who would partner skipper Liam Cooper in defence in the absence of the injured Diego Llorente and Robin Koch, Bielsa replied via his interpreter that it could be Luke Ayling or Kalvin Phillips.
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