Leeds United: Fans react to Pablo Hernandez being included in Under-23 side ahead of Birmingham clash

Leeds United fans were left reacting to the news on Twitter that Pablo Hernandez would be turning out for the club’s developmental side on Friday.

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| The #LUFC U23s head to Birmingham today, and Carlos Corberan has named Pablo Hernandez in his Starting XI, with Tyler Roberts and Jordan Stevens on the bench

— Leeds United (@LUFC) October 18, 2019

The Whites, themselves, have a crucial Championship encounter against Birmingham City at Elland Road, in a game that many appear to want the Spaniard to be a part of.

Of course, it is not difficult to understand why as the attacker has managed to score 29 goals and provide a further 32 assists in his 130 appearances to date for the club (TransferMarkt), having added a further eight outings to his total for his season (with two goals and two assists as well).

Recent speculation has linked Hernandez with potentially being offered a new deal in the near future (per Football Insider).

The veteran Spaniard has been out on the sidelines with a muscular problem, but it appears he is on the verge of making a return to Marcelo Bielsa’s first-team, although he had to get through the developmental side’s match against Birmingham on Friday.

Despite it being a normal process for the Argentine to make his players play for the Under-23s once returning from injury, fans were not particularly impressed with the decision on Twitter.

Here are just some of their reactions…

If only Pablo was U23!

— Austin (@AustinLDN86) October 18, 2019

The mind boggles

— Joe Atherton (@joetmatherton) October 18, 2019

Why on earth would you risk Pablo getting injured in a meaningless game, a day before a big match. The mind boggles. Are we seriously trying to throw this chance of promotion this season?

— Nige Co (@NigeCo2) October 18, 2019