Leeds United new signing Manor Solomon believes that he has more to offer after an impressive debut at Elland Road.
Solomon joined Leeds United on a season-long loan from Tottenham. The forward was brought in after Leeds lost Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter to the Premier League. Summerville joined West Ham and Rutter joined Brighton after they activated his release clause.
Leeds United beat Hull City at home this weekend. Goals from Joel Piroe and Mateo Joseph were enough to seal all three points at Elland Road.
Solomon provided the assist for the opener after some brilliant work down the left flank, before he put in a cross for Joseph to finish.
Manor Solomon excited about his first Leeds game
After the game, Solomon was in excited about returning to the pitch. He missed out on most of last season due to injury and only ended up playing five Premier League games.
Speaking to LUTV, Manor Solomon spoke about his next steps after providing an assist in his first game for the club:
“Quite a lot to take on. It’s been an intense week I would say. But I am happy to be finally here and happy to be back.
“It’s been a long time since I had an official game. I’ll need I think some time to get to my best because I had a tough season as everyone knows with my injury. Now we are going into the break and I am looking forward to playing with the national team and to come back and to continue from where we stopped.”
Man of the Match debut
Manor Solomon was named the Hisense Player of the Match after the game. This news was announced on the Leeds United official site:
“Summer signing Manor Solomon made an instant impact on his Leeds United debut, as the winger was voted Hisense’s Player of the Match against Hull City on Saturday.”
The forward won the award ahead of Junior Firpo, Mateo Joseph and Brenden Aaronson.
“Racking up a 7.7 rating on WhoScored.com, Solomon played a key role in the 2-0 win over the Tigers, providing a brilliant assist for Mateo Joseph’s opening goal.
Playing 74 minutes of the game, Solomon also made 50 touches, 26 completed passes and won 5 duels, as he asserted his authority on the left wing.
Winning with 29% of the fan votes, Solomon was closely followed Junior Firpo (27%), Mateo Joseph (19%) and Brenden Aaronson (11%).”
The game against Hull City allowed Leeds boss Daniel Farke to introduce new signings Largie Ramazani and Ao Tanaka to the Elland Road crowd. Ramazani and Tanaka came on as substitutes in the second half during the 2-0 win.
