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Bent criticises Bielsa's failure to start Nketiah at Leeds United

Ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Darren Bent believes Leeds United coach Marcelo Bielsa is not helping Eddie Nketiah by starting him from the bench.

The 20-year old, who is of Ghanaian origin, starred for the England U21 team during the international break, but that did not prompt Bielsa to give him his first start in the Championship at the weekend. The manager instead started Patrick Bamford whom Nketiah replaced at the start of the second half in the 1-0 win over Birmingham City.

“Yeah, he’s not doing Eddie any favours or Leeds any favour because I’m telling you if this continues in January, Arsenal will take him out of there and play him somewhere else," Bent told Football Insider.