The Leeds United squad remain supportive of boss Daniel Farke despite talk that he is under pressure to keep his job. The German was named as the Whites ’ manager last year, inheriting a talented squad that had been relegated from the Premier League, so the expectation for the previous campaign was to win promotion.

Substitutions have always been a discussion point during Daniel Farke’s tenure as Leeds United manager.

It is the second successive year where United have got off to a relatively slow start following a big squad rebuild. Farke, who steered the Whites to the play-off final last season, is acutely aware of the need to stay within touching distance of their promotion rivals.

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The defeat at Pride Park leaves Cardiff bottom of the table, having picked up just a solitary point from five games, conceding 11 goals already in the process. Ryan Lowe and Steven Schumacher have left their jobs in the second tier, but Bulut could be the next to follow.

Anyone thinking that Daniel Farke is set to rip up his Leeds United playbook and start again at struggling Cardiff City tomorrow will be in for a rude awakening. The Whites manager, a two-time Championship title winner,

Daniel Farke confirmed on Thursday that all three have been managing issues through the week, with Firpo feeling problems with the medial collateral ligament in his knee while Rothwell rolled his ankle. On-loan winger Solomon was labelled the ‘biggest question mark’ by his manager due to an issue in his back.

One journalist has provided an update on the future of Leeds United manager Daniel Farke, as the German is coming under significant pressure following a slow start to the new Championship season.

But if Farke is feeling the heat after recording just two wins from their opening five Championship matches, he did a good job of hiding it at his pre-Cardiff press conference. "I

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke is likely only to make changes of an enforced nature against Cardiff City this weekend.