Leeds United are busy preparing for their clash against Luton Town on Saturday but one player on the Elland Road books was in action on Wednesday night, but he struggled.
Daniel Farke’s men currently have eight players out on loan. Three are currently in the Championship, in Joe Gelhardt, Sam Greenwood and Darko Gyabi at Hull City, Preston North End and Plymouth Argyle.
Elsewhere, Rasmus Kristensen is shining out on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt while Charlie Crew joined Doncaster Rovers in the January window. Luca Thomas and Cian Coleman are currently in non-League.
The other is Jack Harrison, currently with Everton. The winger is in his second season with the Toffees, but Everton fans are fed up with Leeds man Harrison. It is expected Everton will not be signing Harrison.
Football fans criticise Leeds United player Jack Harrison last night
Despite the criticism around Harrison, David Moyes handed the on-loan Leeds man a seventh Premier League start in a row on Wednesday night as The Toffees went to Anfield in the latest Merseyside derby.
The £11m Leeds signing played 69 minutes as Diogo Jota scored the only goal of the game, and those of a neutral persuasion discussed Harrison’s performance on social media. It was not a positive reaction.
One fan discussed Harrison’s performance after watching him against Liverpool, describing Harrison as just “genuinely really poor”. Another onlooker simply said Harrison was “shocking” against Liverpool.
The winger has managed just one goal this season, a deflected effort last month against Wolves. Prior to that, Harrison had gone more than a year without a goal and last night he was “absolutely horrendous”.
Harrison was not the only Everton player to struggle as the Toffees surrendered a run of nine league games without defeat. He was “really poor”, while one said “nowhere near Premier League standard.”
Jack Harrison’s stats on the night as Everton lose to Liverpool
Moyes has worked wonders at Everton since returning to the Goodison Park dugout, where he will soon work with Angus Kinnear. Leeds chief executive Kinnear is off to join the new Everton era in the summer.
Jack Harrison’s stats for Everton vs Liverpool:
- 69 minutes played, 5.8 FotMob rating (lowest of all 22 starting players)
- 27 touches, nine passes, only four successful
- One chance created, one pass into the final third
- Four defensive actions, three recoveries, four clearances
- 0 duels won out of 7
In terms of his future, Harrison has a contract at Leeds until the summer of 2028 having signed a five-year deal a few months before relegation. Now, Harrison has outlined why he does not want a Leeds return.
Harrison began his professional career alongside the likes of Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard and David Villa in the MLS with New York City and now, MLS clubs have held preliminary talks to sign the Leeds man.
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