Marcelo Bielsa remains coy over Izzy Brown's Leeds United return despite growing optimism

Brown, who completed 45 minutes for the Under-23s side against Birmingham City last Friday, is expected to play a full 90 minutes as he continues his comeback from a torn ACL in United's Professional Development League clash against Sheffield United on Monday.

The 21-year-old is optimistic that if he completes the fixture at Bramall Lane against the Blades – all 90 minutes of it – he will be in the frame for first-team appearances at Elland Road before the start of December for the first time since he joined the club on a season-long loan from Chelsea in the summer.

Bielsa though remained coy over whether that was actually the case ahead of the Whites showdown with Bristol City: "Izzy Brown hasn’t played in the last year.

"So now he’s well. He has to be well to start now, to train as a footballer. But now I don’t know how long it will take for him to find his level again. It depends on his capacity to adapt.

"And it depends on his capacity to be a member of the team but we can’t ignore the fact that a player who hasn't played a game in the last year, we can’t expect him to resolve his lack of activity in a short time."