Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa must be ruing the form of one his former players.
Ex-loanee Eddie Nketiah scored yet another goal for Arsenal as his second-half strike against Portsmouth saw the Gunners into the FA Cup quarter-finals.
It’s the third time he has found the net since returning from his loan spell at Elland Road in January.
The 20-year-old striker took to Instagram following the match as he expressed his delight over scoring again and his team’s mature performance all round.
Leeds forward Tyler Roberts, who bagged a brace off the bench on Saturday, replied with a simple one-word response, so clearly the pair got on well during their short time together in Yorkshire.
It may be a case of what might’ve been considering Nketiah is firing in goals across the Premier League and FA Cup whilst Tyler Roberts thrived in a makeshift centre-forward role as he contributed to just a second win this year of two or more goals for the Whites.
Patrick Bamford has failed to find the net in seven matches, so arguably, there’s pressure mounting on him to perform as Leeds hone in on league leaders West Brom.
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Nketiah and Roberts could have been a pacey yet lethal frontline to deal with in the Championship, but it wasn’t to be as manager Marcelo Bielsa rarely trusted the Arsenal starlet despite scoring five goals in just 663 minutes of action.
Mikel Arteta is now reaping the rewards of the youngster’s impact, which also drew a four-emoji reaction from Leif Davis – another former Leeds team-mate of Nketiah’s.
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