A general view of Elland Road ahead of Leeds United vs Newcastle United.
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Minor Elland Road project remains incomplete ahead of Leeds kick-off vs RB Leipzig

Aheed Abrar

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Elland Road is set to host RB Leipzig as Leeds United continue their pre-season preparations on Saturday.

The Whites have returned from their tour in the United States and face the Bundesliga outfit at home on 8 August.

Daniel Farke has recently been buoyed by the arrival of James Trafford from Manchester City.

Leeds have made some quality signings this summer, and it will be interesting to see how they perform against Leipzig.

Earlier this year, the West Yorkshire outfit secured permission to increase their stadium's capacity to 53,000.

Work is already being done on the West Stand to that end, but there's also a minor tweak that fans will be able to witness on the sidelines.

The on-pitch change fans will notice in Leeds United vs RB Leipzig

Farke will surely want to give some of the new signings their first outing in a game in front of the Elland Road faithful, even if it's just a friendly.

Apart from the fresh faces in the team, fans in LS11 might take notice of the dugouts changing.

In an image shared by Leeds Live journalist Isaac Johnson on 8 August, the change is evident, but it's still incomplete.

The West Yorkshire outfit will surely get work done on them before the Premier League season starts on 22 August against Nottingham Forest.

A general view of Elland Road ahead of Leeds United vs Newcastle United.
Leeds United may have hit first issue in Elland Road redevelopment already

Tactical changes that Daniel Farke could deploy at Elland Road next season

Farke found success at Leeds after switching to a 5-3-2 formation midway through the previous campaign.

The system brought much-needed stability to the Whites at a time when the German manager's future was under the scanner.

Farke is known for his modern-day attacking approach to football, but needed to make certain sacrifices to ensure the West Yorkshire outfit survived Premier League relegation.

One can argue that the 49-year-old head coach didn't have the quality needed in the final third to overpower top-flight opposition.

Harry Wilson has signed for the Peacocks and he will certainly provide them an edge up top.

Farke seems to be looking for more creativity up top, as evident by the Whites' pursuit of Julian Brandt.

If the German manager does get multiple quality additions in the forward line before deadline day, it wouldn't be surprising to see him go back to a 4-3-3 formation in certain games next season.

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