'Can't wait to see him' - Leeds United pair in total agreement as international reunion awaits

Leeds United pair Gabriel Gudmundsson and Tarik Muharemovic are both looking forward to reuniting when their respective nations face off tonight.

Both players have enjoyed positive international breaks so far with neither Sweden nor Bosnia and Herzegovina tasting defeat in the Nations League. Gudmundsson was a late substitute in his side’s 2-1 win over Romania before playing the full 90 minutes in a 3-1 victory against Poland.

Muharemovic has started and played the full 90 minutes in both Bosnia matches. The centre-back kept an important clean sheet in a 0-0 draw against Poland before scoring a towering header as part of a Man of the Match performance when his nation beat Romania 4-2.

The pair face off in Bosnia this evening but it’s Sweden in the Nations League group stage driving seat on six points. Any result away from home will keep them top after three matches and Gudmundsson knows his side must be up for the fight.

"It'll be nice to see Tarik in Bosnia on Friday," Gudmundsson told Leeds United’s website. "We've had two good games here before traveling down. And I think Bosnia also had a good start, so it's going to be a tough game.

“We know that Bosnia is a very stable and decent team, they've shown that from the last games, and in the World Cup. They are difficult to beat, strong, strong players. It's going to be a fight.

"We're traveling down to Bosnia with confidence but also the knowledge that it's going to be a fight, and hopefully we can travel back with a positive result to put us in a good situation going into November. We're looking forward to the challenge.

"Of course it'll be nice to see Tarik, and hopefully a win over him will be even nicer to have, to chat about that. But it's fun. We talked about swapping shirts, it'll be something fun."

Tarik Muharemovic ‘can’t wait’ for Leeds United reunion

Muharemovic has quickly become a fan favourite since joining Leeds from Sassuolo in the summer and the centre-back is just as swiftly becoming a core member of Daniel Farke’s squad. He’s one of only three outfielders to play every available Premier League minute alongside captain Ethan Ampadu and James Justin.

Bosnia need to win this evening if they want to go top of their Nations League group which will require Muharemovic to be at his best. The centre-back is looking forward to playing in front of a home crowd and reuniting with his Elland Road teammate.

“Yeah, I will face Gabi on Friday and I just can’t wait to see him again,” Muharemovic said. “It is going to be a hard game and a good game. We will prepare well. We have good analysis so, yeah, we are ready.

“Obviously, we have a few days left but I can’t wait to play the game at home. Of course, we know it is also a sad day for us in Bosnia because our biggest player [Edin Dzeko] is having his last game and especially because of this, we want to achieve all three points.”