Leeds boss Sam Allardyce explained a surprise recall for Adam Forshaw in his first game in charge.

Allardyce turned to Forshaw for defeat at Manchester City.

He explained, "Tremendously important because it's been pointed out to me by coaches, by a lot of the staff at the football club that the midfield has been slightly weak in terms of particularly it's out of possession work. And I think he's got a lot of experience and know-how and of course, I played differently from previous managers by playing three in there to support that, which I think helps him.

"So we just assess everybody on Monday, assess everybody's performance and see who we feel is going to go into the Newcastle game. So there may be a few changes next week.

"I put all five subs on as well which was you could say a bit risky but I think that the amount of energy that they gave and the times you have to run around against Manchester City without the ball, players tire much quickly with that so keeping fresh legs on and getting fresh legs on helped the team but didn't help the result."