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Eddie Nketiah has had limited opportunities at Leeds this season to showcase his abilities with a string of cameos from the bench being his only action in the league.

With an international break underway and the on-loan striker away with England under-21s, it presents an opportunity for Nketiah to show what he can do. Nketiah is the main forward in Aidy Boothroyd’s squad and therefore will earn a starting place on ability alone, ignoring any merit on top of that.

So far in Nketiah’s international career, he has featured for England Under-18s all the way up to Under-21 level, earning 27 caps and scoring 23 goals across the separate levels. An astonishingly good record.

This international break gives Nketiah a glorious chance, as England have two games against Austria and Slovenia where he will surely have enough game-time to make a strong argument for his inclusion in Bielsa’s lineup going forward. Having had no chances to start a game for Leeds in the league, international football could be his best avenue.

Nketiah has started in two games for Leeds this season, both in the League Cup against Salford and Stoke respectively. In both games, Nketiah played very well and scored; in the Salford game, his smart movement found him open at the back post ready to tap-in a low cross. In the Stoke tie, he showed quick reactions and a great turn of pace latch onto a poor clearance, beat the keeper and pass into an empty goal.

Both goals and performances highlighted what Nketiah brings to this Leeds side, which is a killer instinct in front of goal when given an opportunity on top of solid decision-making to create these chances for himself.    

While there are still obvious areas for Nketiah to improve, he has huge ability that should be utilised in the Championship for Leeds beyond 10-minute stints. Nketiah has pace to burn and a lack of fear which no centre-back would want to face for 90 minutes relentlessly. Nketiah has also shown a nack of taking quick-fire chances when they fall to him, something that his Leeds teammates have been guilty of failing to do.

With Leeds fans calling for his first start in the Championship, Nketiah will be looking to build momentum using this international break to finally break into the Leeds first-term. Frustrations may be building for the young Arsenal striker, but he has shown great patience to wait for opportunities thus far and has largely impressed when given them.