Leeds handed Salah boost after pre-Liverpool reveal – Mills
Danny Mills has claimed Junior Firpo will be better equipped than Stuart Dallas to deal with Mohamed Salah for Leeds United against Liverpool this weekend.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Whites and England defender insisted there is “nothing better” than a left-footer, like Firpo, playing at left-back.
Leeds Live reported on 9 September the 25-year-old should be fully recovered from Covid-19 and available for Sunday’s game.
He missed the 1-1 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor prior to the international break after testing positive for the virus.
Asked whether he expects Firpo to come straight back into the starting XI, Mills told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley: “Yes, if he’s fully fit.
“It does add that balance down the left-hand side. It then frees up Dallas if you want to put him into midfield if you want a bit more energy in that area next to Kalvin Phillips.
“It just gives you an extra option to move things around and it gives you balance which you need. There’s nothing better than having a left-footed player on the left-side, especially in the long term.
“You can get away with Dallas at left-back for so long but against the better teams, and we’re talking about Mo Salah, you just get caught out positionally because you’re not used to playing that position.
“It doesn’t mean you’re a bad player, it doesn’t mean you’ve done anything particularly wrong, you’re just not experienced in that position and you’re playing against one of the best in the world. The probability is Mo Salah’s likely to get the better of you on a few occasions.”
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