Peacocks players continue to recover from injuries.

Midfielder Calvin Phillips and defender Liam Cooper will not return to work with Leeds until March.

Phillips and Cooper suffered hamstring injuries in early December in a meeting with Brentford and have been in the infirmary ever since..

" Even if Shackleton returns in late January / early February, we will still have more players. Let's see what the situation will be in January and what alternatives we can find "

Earlier it was reported that Leeds is negotiating a new contract with striker Rafinha.