Ex-Leeds United and Huddersfield Town coach ‘emerges as candidate’ to replace Jesse Marsch

Ahead of Marsch’s departure, and according to the Daily Mail, Corberan is someone Leeds could look to in the event of a managerial change. Marsch insisted there was plenty of belief at Leeds United after fans called for the American to be sacked as head coach on Sunday.

A section of the travelling support called for the former Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig manager to be sacked after a 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest which left Leeds outside the relegation zone on goal difference.

The Whites missed a number of chances in the first half as they were downed by Brennan Johnson’s goal to make it seven league games without a win – as they now face Manchester United twice in five days as they prepare for a trip to Old Trafford on Wednesday.

“I take full responsibility, I have to find a way of turning good performances more into winning because that’s exactly where we are and have been for a little while,” he insisted.

He added: “I understand the frustration and doubts, internally we have belief here, we do. The players are all in, they have given everything they have, we are young and we are trying to put it all together, but I have to find a way right now that come Wednesday we are ready for a big result.

“Everyone is aligned, when we don’t get results we get stressed and then instead of managing development we are managing stress. I am focused entirely on how to help the group in these moments to be what I know they can be.”

Corberan was in Marcelo Bielsa’s backroom team at Leeds and managed the club’s Under-23s side before joining Huddersfield Town. He led the Terriers to Championship play-off final last year before leaving the club.

He took over struggling West Brom at the end of October and has won 11 of 16 games in charge in all competitions, taking the club from the relegation zone into the play-off places. Corberan was linked with the Everton vacancy before the opted for Sean Dyche.

Marsch was backed strongly in the January market by Leeds, as Max Wober, Georginio Rutter and Weston McKennie joined the club alongside the addition of Diogo Monteiro from Servette.