Leeds captain Liam Cooper uses video call to make teenage fan’s mascot dreams come true

Leeds United’s Liam Cooper brought a virtual mascot on to the pitch (Paul Ellis/PA)

Coronavirus has ripped through the traditional matchday experience for football fans, but Leeds were able to give a teenage supporter the opportunity of a lifetime against Arsenal on Sunday.

Thirteen-year-old Elliot Metcalfe is suffering from Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of cancer that forms in soft tissues, and via the Make A Wish Foundation, he had expressed his desire to be a mascot for the Whites.