Marsch hoping for some luck against 'incredible' Haaland when Leeds host Manchester City

Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch revealed he has been educating his players about the danger posed by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland as the pair get set for a reunion at Elland Road on Wednesday night.

Marsch was Haaland's manager for one year at Austrian side RB Salzburg, where the Norwegian, then a teenager, scored 29 goals in 27 appearances before joining Borussia Dortmund in January 2020.

Haaland, 23, has been prolific throughout his career and has set the Premier League alight during his debut season with City, topping the scoring charts with 18 goals in 13 games and 24 across all competitions.

Well rested after Norway failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, there is an expectation that Haaland should capitalise on any weary defences, with Leeds first up for champions City on their return to Premier League duty. Indeed, Haaland has already scored since the end of the World Cup, netting the first in a 3-2 win over Liverpool in the League Cup.

To add to the sense of reunion, his father Alfie played for Leeds for three years and Haaland Jr was born in the city.

Factoring it all in, Marsch is expecting Haaland to be extra motivated on Wednesday and conceded that could cause some problems for his Leeds side. However, the American believes his intimate knowledge of working with the striker should help Leeds's chances.

"It will help us I think a little bit. It will motivate him on the day a little bit, but it will motivate me as well," Marsch said. "The time I had with Erling was just outstanding and we had an incredible relationship.

“In general, I have some ideas of things we will try to do, but it will come down to luck on the day in certain moments and finding ways to contain him and hoping that we can still