Manchester United 5 Leeds United 1 - How Whites were undone in Old Trafford blitz, reaction and recap
Marcelo Bielsa' s Whites were blitzed 6-2 in the corresponding fixture last December but proved a different proposition in April's Elland Road rematch which finished in a goalless draw.
Diego Llorente (muscle) is the only Leeds injury and Leeds are heading for Manchester following a quickfire double contracts boost.
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Hide AdHead coach Bielsa signed a new one-year deal with the club on Thursday, running to the end of the 2021-22 campaign.
Goalkeeper Illan Meslier has also since put pen to paper on a new five-year deal.
Follow all of the pre-match build-up followed by team news and then live match updates and analysis from Old Trafford through our live blog below.
Manchester United v Leeds United RECAP
Key Events
- 12.30pm kick-off at Old Trafford
Good morning from Old Trafford!
There’s still over 90 minutes to go until kick off and already there’s a huge buzz about the place. Football and fans are back together and what a game to start with.
Leeds team - Phillips and Firpo on the bench
Meslier, Ayling, Cooper, Struijk, Dallas, Koch, Klich, Raphinha, Harrison, Rodrigo, Bamford. Subs: Klaesson, Firpo, Shackleton, Phillips, Forshaw, Roberts, Costa, Summerville, Greenwood.
Sums it all up
Leeds enter the pitch for their warm up to a load of boos from the home fans but the away end respond with a big We Are Leeds and a standing ovation
The Yorkshire Pirlo
Kalvin Phillips waves to the Leeds fans during his warm up, they respond with the Yorkshire Pirlo song. It’s getting busy!
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