Leeds United man confirms he is leaving Elland Road this summer before 4-0 win over Norwich.
Thursday night saw Leeds United book their place in the play-off final at Wembley with a huge 4-0 win over Norwich but also saw the end of an era for captain Liam Cooper.
After a 0-0 draw in the first leg, another close affair was expected at Elland Road but Leeds took complete control to go and win 4-0. Ilia Gruev opened the scoring with a clever free-kick, surprising Angus Gunn.
Joel Piroe, Georginio Rutter and Crysencio Summerville also got their names on the score sheet to make it 4-0. Cooper came off the bench for the final few minutes as Farke’s men eased into the final at Wembley.
The defender is approaching 10 years at Leeds after joining the club in Massimo Cellino’s first summer in 2014 from Chesterfield. He has gone on to play 284 times for the Yorkshire club, scoring 11 Leeds goals.
Cooper said at the Leeds awards night that he would love to sign a new contract and stay beyond the summer. But writing in his captain’s column ahead of Thursday night, he pretty much confirmed his exit.
He wrote in the Leeds United programme that it had “been a pleasure” to captain Leeds over.
Liam Cooper pretty much confirms he will be leaving Leeds
Cooper’s spell at Leeds has been up and down, with the 17-time Scotland man not short of his critics and nicknamed ‘League One Cooper’. A Leeds stint that has seen Cooper pick up plenty of injuries as well.
