Leeds fans respond as Charlie Cresswell posts training video on Twitter

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In a matter of days, Leeds United fans have gone from feeling somewhat pessimistic about their centre-back options to feeling that they may need little more in that area of the field.

The Whites added Robin Koch to their ranks over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reported that they are in talks to sign Josko Gvardiol.

But it is a player already on the club’s books who has blown the fans away on social media after a video from the training ground was posted on Twitter.

Charlie Cresswell goes into this season still awaiting the chance to make his senior debut for the Whites.

The 17-year-old has already established himself as one to keep an eye on with his performances for the under-23s and under-18s. And it appears that Marcelo Bielsa is monitoring his progress already.

Cresswell posted an image on Twitter earlier in pre-season showing him alongside the first-team in training. And his latest post has certainly created plenty of buzz.

A short video shows Cresswell winning the ball inside his own box. He then proceeds to produce a lovely turn and shakes off two challenges before driving out with the ball.

And just before passing the ball across the halfway line, he has one more surprise with a delicious drop of the shoulder that takes him past a sliding challenge.

It is difficult to work out from the video who else is on the pitch. There have been suggestions amongst Leeds fans that they can make out certain first-team players, and some are confident that Bielsa himself is on the pitch.

It does appear to be a safe bet to suggest that it could be one of Bielsa’s famous murderball sessions. And that only makes Cresswell’s run all the more impressive if he is, indeed, working alongside the senior squad.

Unsurprisingly, plenty of Leeds fans have lauded the teenager in response. Some have expressed their excitement for his future, while one supporter suggested that there were shades of Ben White in the youngster’s marauding run.

Here is Cresswell’s post plus some of the best responses…