'He's injured' - Blow for Marsch as Phil Hay reveals more bad news at Leeds before Norwich

Leeds United left-back Junior Firpo is set for a long spell on the sidelines after injuring his knee against Aston Villa, according to journalist Phil Hay.

The Whites were beaten 3-0 at home by Steven Gerrard’s men on Thursday evening, in what was a hugely disappointing first game at Elland Road for Jesse Marsch.

It was a result that leaves Leeds deeper in the relegation mire, with both Burnley and Everton having games in hands around them.

Firpo was injured late in the day against Villa, with a stretcher required for the 25-year-old, and now more bad news has been revealed as Hay shared the initial diagnosis.

Taking to Twitter, the journalist claimed that Firpo picked up a bad knee injury and that a prolonged spell on the sidelines now awaits him, implying he will definitely miss Sunday’s clash with Norwich:

“No precise diagnosis on Firpo yet but he’s injured his knee and Marsch’s thinks he’s probably looking at a lengthy spell out.”

Firpo was having a poor night as it was, not covering himself in glory for Matty Cash’s goal, and his injury rather epitomises his first season as a Leeds player.

He has rarely convinced defensively, when fit, and his supposed attacking prowess has also been lacking, with no goals and just one assist coming his way in 19 Premier League appearances.

The hope was that Firpo would be an upgrade on Ezgjan Alioski but that hasn’t proved to be the case – hopefully he returns from this lengthy absence a different player.

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