Fans of club and country in agreement over fresh international decision on Leeds United ace

Some of Leeds United’s fans have been left bemused by an international decision taken on a Whites star on Qatar World Cup Group B crunch night.

Summer signing Brenden Aaronson has dazzled for Leeds since joining the club from RB Salzburg in the summer but USA boss Gregg Berhalter named the 22-year-old amongst his substitutes for a third game in a row for Tuesday night’s must-win game against Iran.

Here is what a handful of Whites fans had to say about the decision on social media about a game in which Aaronson’s Whites team mate Tyler Adams again lined up as USA captain.

‘Aaronson and Gio on the bench again?? he forgot it's a must win game #USMNT #WorldcupQatar2022 #lufc’ – Dez (@becracra)

DISMAY: At USA coach Gregg Berhalter, right, not starting Leeds United's Brenden Aaronson, left. Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images.placeholder image
DISMAY: At USA coach Gregg Berhalter, right, not starting Leeds United's Brenden Aaronson, left. Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images.

‘Crazy #lufc’ – Cillian Mc Donagh (@1919Cillian83)

‘Aaronson on the bench again. Really surprised that he hasn’t started a game so far tbh #LUFC’ – LUFC Connor (@ConnorMOT92)

‘The disrespect to Aaronson is a joke. #lufc’ – Tone (@Bielsaball28)

‘Sargent, who plays for Norwich, starts (again) in front of Aaronson, who plays for Leeds. I'm starting to think these boys don't know a lot about soccerballs...’ – Chris Barnes (@LeoDensian)

The above views were also shared by USA fans on social media, a selection of which are below.

‘So Aaronson can be a force in the Premier League and Reyna can be a force in the Bundesliga BUT can't start for the team USA? Your days are numbered Berhalter’ – Mike (@BMWill03)

‘Gio and Aaronson better be on by half.’ – kstate_MAN (@kstateman14)

‘Sweet. No Aaronson or Gio yet again. Gregg might be trying to tie our way out of this World Cup…’ – Carmen Cider (@JMack_Spratt)

‘All 3 games having Gio and Aaronson off the bench is a criminal offence.’ – Justin (@ATownEagle)

‘Big yikes on this lineup. No offense to Sargent but Aaronson should be in, Gio should be in, Zimmerman should be in. I’m happy CCV is in because he’s a good player but this game will determine whether Berhalter has a job on Wednesday’ – Andrew Horn (@theandrewhorn)

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