Leeds United goalkeeper sustains injury as defender’s absence just because…….

Dutch youngster Dani van den Heuvel had to replace the youngster just before half-time as Leeds went into the break 3-0 down.Goals from Nazariy Rusyn (2) and Harrison Jones put Leeds to the sword at York, days after they fell to Jong PSV in the Premier League International Cup..

Young defender Leo Hjelde stood out from his presence at the LNER Community Stadium on Monday night. The 20-year-old played against PSV last week but was left out of Scott Gardnerand’s squad altogether as transfer speculation mounts. Hjelde is the target of a reported bid from Sunderland ahead of a potential £2million move to the Stadium of Light..

The Norwegian is expected to make a permanent move to the north-east club before Thursday night’s #039;deadline, so he will not feature in Leedsand#039; last U21 match.It is not clear how serious the injury is that led to Christyand’s substitution, but the young goalkeeper is unlikely to keep his place on the bench alongside Daniel Farke and #039 as a result. The 20-year-old stopper has been named as one of Leedsand#039;s two sub-goalkeepers. FA Cup Fourth Round tie with Plymouth Argyle at the weekend..

Leeds managed to get one back on the night, netting through Luca Thomas shortly after the restart, but despite late pressure from the home side, United were unable to reduce the arrears any further. Sunderland moved up to fifth in the table following their win in Yorkshire, while Leeds sit 20th in the 26-team PL2 division.