Wayne Rooney and Derby County give Championship winners Leeds United a guard of honour

Leeds sealed automatic promotion to next season's Premier League on Friday evening without even kicking a ball as second-placed West Brom lost 2-1 at Huddersfield Town and United were then crowned champions the following day with two games left as third-placed Brentford were also beaten 1-0 at Stoke City.

And despite United and Derby being locked in fierce battles last season on and off the pitch, former Manchester United star Rooney and his Derby side lined up to applaud United on to the Pride Park pitch in a guard of honour before Sunday's 2pm kick-off as Pablo Hernandez led out Leeds as captain with Liam Cooper on the bench.

The Rams were not obliged to give Leeds a guard of honour, over one year after ending United's season in last May's play-offs as part of a campaign in which Whites head coach Marcelo Bielsa was caught sending a member of his staff to watch a Rams training session which began the 'Spygate' episode.