Leeds United head into Friday night’s crucial match with Leicester City on the back of an eight-match unbeaten run. The Whites have a 100 per cent record since the turn of the New Year and 2024 has certainly been the time for some of the fringe players to come to the fore after a difficult first half of the season. Ilia Gruev is among those to have made his mark on the team and has started the last 10 matches in all competitions, deputising for the injured Pascal Struijk, with Ethan Ampadu having dropped to centre-back. Struijk was a crucial player under Daniel Farke up until picking up an inj…