Leeds aim to burst Sunderland bubble as Meslier meets former mentor

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Régis Le Bris's side top the Championship but the manager's former Lorient student will stand in his way on Friday night

Illan Meslier represents one of the reasons why Régis Le Bris is now Sunderland's manager but on Friday night he and his Leeds teammates hope to silence a packed Stadium of Light.

As a teenage goalkeeper in a Lorient academy run by Le Bris, Meslier learned to fight under the tutelage of a professional boxing coach he now credits with having taught him "courage" during one-on-one clashes with centre-forwards.