Tim Sherwood believes Rodrigo’s cameo against Manchester City last weekend was enough for him to warrant starting under Sam Allardyce next time out.
Despite suffering a narrow 2-1 defeat against Pep Guardiola’s defending champions on Saturday, Leeds United did put up a good fight, especially in the game’s second half.
Rodrigo, who was introduced with around half an hour to play in place Wilfried Gnonto, scored the Whites’ goal, and although it wasn’t enough for the side to take any points away from the Etihad, the Brazilian’s performance certainly gave his new manager plenty of positives to take away as the Yorkshire club now prepare to host Newcastle United later this week.
And speaking about the former Valencia forward’s chances of starting against the Magpies, Sherwood, who spoke to the Premier League, said: “It was a typical Sam Allardyce goal [vs. Man City]
“Ball lumped forward, win the second ball, win the scruffy next one and then it falls to Rodrigo, who will start the next game, without a doubt.
“That guy came onto the pitch. He ran around, he looked effective, scores his goal and now starts the next game.”