Leeds United have had an impressive start to the season, and now one of their players is being rewarded on the international stage.

Liam Cooper has received a call-up to the Scotland squad for World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and Slovenia.

Manager Gordon Strachan has selected the defender due to his displays for Leeds in the early stages of the Championship campaign.

Cooper has played in seven of the Whites' nine league fixtures this season, and in total has played 609 minutes of action in the second tier.

The 26-year-old was included in the Scotland squad in March, but he did not make an appearance during matches against Canada and Slovenia.

The defender will have another chance to make an impression next month when the Tartan Army reunited for two more important games.

As it stands, Scotland are currently fourth in Group F, one point behind second-placed Slovakia.

After the news was announced, Leeds fans took to Twitter to praise their captain.

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