Micah Richards comments on where Leeds might finish this season

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Micah Richards has named Leeds United as his pick for surprise package of the Premier League season, in conversation with the Daily Mail.

Last season, Marcelo Bielsa’s Whites ended 16 years of hurt by winning the Championship title and earning promotion back to the top flight.

Leeds came so close in 2018-19, Bielsa’s first season at the helm, only to fall out of automatic contention and eventually bow out at the playoff stage.

However, the Argentine stayed put at Elland Road and achieved what he set out to do the following season, via a tense wait due to the suspension of English football.

Now back in the Premier League, Leeds have bolstered their ranks with the likes of Rodrigo Moreno and Robin Koch.

In addition, some loanees have joined permanently, Jack Harrison is back on loan from Manchester City, and some talented youngsters have also been snapped up.

Richards, who spent time at Leeds’ academy as a youngster, was optimistic about his former club’s chances.

When asked by the Daily Mail who he feels will be this season’s surprise package, Richards replied: “Leeds! Leeds! Leeds! I know there is a feeling that my local club will either finish in the top seven or get relegated but I am saying they will be nearer the first part of that prediction.

“They might not have a lot of household names but there is one thing you know about going to Elland Road and that is it’s a horrible experience for the away team. It’s ingrained into Leeds players that they have to work hard and with Marcelo Bielsa, the genius they have as manager, I’m sure they will be fine. ”

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It’s been a great summer for Leeds fans, their team finally getting over the line in terms of promotion and putting an end to 16 years in the Football League wilderness.

Let’s not forget that, during the suspension of football, it was touch and go in terms of what would happen to the season, as some other leagues were going for Points Per Game or even voiding the campaign.

It’s all worked out well in the end and, with Bielsa set to stay put at Leeds for the time being and some great signings arriving at Elland Road, there’s a lot of optimism as to how the Whites should do this term.