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Marcelo Bielsa comments on Niall Huggins

Niall Huggins made his senior debut for Leeds United in the 4-2 defeat against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Whites were poor defensively in the first half as they went down 3-0 at the break.

After Mikel Arteta’s side went 4-0 up, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completing a hat-trick, Huggins was brought on for his professional debut in the 53rd minute, replacing Gianni Alioski.

The 20-year-old versatile young player put in a solid performance that inspired Leeds to make a strong comeback with goals coming from Pascal Struijk and Helder Costa.

Bielsa said after the game, as quoted by Leeds Live:

“The absences of Kalvin, Koch, Llorente, Poveda, Moreno, we are prepared to resolve them.