Leeds boss Jesse Marsch knows Luke Ayling has been frustrated sitting on the bench this season.

But he has made one request of the fullback while keeping him on the bench for so much of this term.

“My way of working with all the guys is to clearly communicate the plans and the next steps for them to continue to grow and develop," said Marsch. “It's even more important when they're really important figures in the team.

“Certainly Luke is that for us. So I've just tried to communicate decisions, I've tried to communicate what we need from him for him to continue to show, to be the example of how to handle difficulty with decision making from the manager and he's done that really well and to continue to be supportive of the group and to be ready to perform.

“That's the job. He's done that at an incredibly high level and he's going to get more and more playing time, I'm sure."