Leeds United boss Daniel Farke provides positive update ahead of 'Mount Everest' game against Manchester City
LEEDS United manager Daniel Farke has confirmed that influential left-back Gabriel Gudmundsson is available for Saturday’s glamour Premier League home game with Manchester City.
The Swede, impressive since moving to the club last summer, had been a doubt after coming off with illness in last weekend’s draw against Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Farke said: “Gabi is recovered, that’s good news. Just Noah (Okafor) is out and will miss this game.
"All the others are ready, in training and in a good mood and want to play.”
In his time at Norwich, Farke famously beat City 3-2 in September 2019 and referred to the success as like climbing Mount Everest’.
On the challenge posed by City, who can move within two points of leaders Arsenal with victory in the late kick-off- and whether it remains the same, Farke continued: “It’s still Mount Everest. It was such a rare occasion you have one of these days to create something magic.
"You have to over-perform, and also need a bit of luck that City aren’t at their best.
"I need a special atmosphere where everyone is buzzing in the stadium. We have to use our chances.
"With Norwich we scored four goals and were super-effective but it was a long time ago. We face a side in red-hot form and top players. He’s the best manager so it’s still Mount Everest.”