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Mohamed Salah was left on the bench, his third successive game out of the starting XI, in a further sign that head coach Arne Slot has lost faith in the attacker. The 33-year-old had started every Premier League game under Slot until last week’s meeting with West Ham but with Liverpool’s form suffering, Salah has been demoted.

After a big impact in his first season with Leeds Rhinos, Man of Steel Jake Connor signs a new three-year contract.

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Leeds United head to Brentford in the Premier League this weekend with Daniel Farke confirming Lukas Nmecha will miss out. The striker remains symptomatic with a hamstring problem and is training individually.

Leeds were without starting midfielders Anton Stach and Sean Longstaff at the Etihad, with the latter likely to miss the rest of the year with a calf injury. Stach is dealing with a concussion, and the quick turnaround may rule him out of Wednesday’s game, too.

Leeds is worrying about their status in the table. After receiving promotion last year, the club might be heading back down to the Championship, if it is not careful. The Whites did score a stunning win over Chelsea on Wednesday, snapping a four-match losing skid.

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Mohamed Salah was once again named on the bench as Arne Slot made four changes from midweek disappointment at home to Sunderland and it was one of the incomers who served up Liverpool’s first chance. Curtis Jones took aim from the edge of the penalty area, but his bending effort crashed off Lucas Perri’s crossbar.

Chelsea played into Leeds United's hands at Elland Road on Wednesday, falling 3-1 to the newly-promoted hosts.

Mid-table Brentford face a resurgent Leeds side, who have won four points in their past two matches against Chelsea and Liverpool. BBC Sport looks at some of the key themes ahead of Sunday's match. Brentford have won just one of their four Premier League games against Leeds and will be looking to avoid three straight defeats in the Premier League