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Summary of the Leeds United and Manchester United match in the English Premier League

Leeds United are targeting a first win in three league games and a response to their agonizing defeat to Arsenal when Manchester United visit Elland Road in the latest installment in an evocative rivalry on Sunday.

James Justin gave Daniel Farke’s side a second-half lead over the defending champions last Saturday, but Arsenal scored twice in the space of nine minutes. Leeds They suffered their first Premier League defeat in a promising start to the season.

Farke said: “We are still in the early days (after) only six matches,” considering that Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion are two teams that “did a really good job” and achieved impressive results.

“After 36 years, it’s a little more important. We’re not that far from the glory days, but let’s focus on the here and now.”

Michael Carrick’s side are three points behind Leeds, but their start has looked very different, winning once in the league and suffering a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, which was exacerbated by defender Lisandro Martinez’s scathing post-match comments about the club’s spending.

After five matches without achieving a win in all competitions, Carrick is under pressure, but he expects a “great match.” The coach said via: “There is great competition and history between football clubs and regions.” United website.

“That’s what makes this type of match special. You have to accept the history and what it means. You have to accept the past.

“Some games are different, and that’s what makes them special and keeps you hooked. This is definitely one of them.”

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Leeds team news against Manchester United in the English Premier League

Carrick indicated the possibility of Luke Shaw and Kobe Maino returning from injury, but said that Benjamin Sisko was “far away” from returning from a leg injury.

Martinez is part of the team. Tom Heaton (abdomen), Noussair Mazraoui (back), and Patrick Durgo (hamstring), as well as Manuel Ugarte due to a long-term knee injury.

Daniel James could return from a back injury with Leeds, but Mathieu Joseph has a long-term knee injury and Joe Rodon (hamstring) is out.

“He’s getting close,” Farke said of Rodon, who expects the defender to return to action in between one and three weeks.

The expected lineup for the Leeds vs. Manchester United match

Manchester United: Ceni Lammens, Lenny Euro, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Diogo Dalot, Youri Tielemans, Andre Santos, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Matthews Cunha, Brian Mbeumou

Leeds United: James Trafford, James Justin, Niko Elvedi, Tarik Muhrimovic, Jayden Bogle, Anton Stache, Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Noah Okafor.

Leeds and Manchester United match statistics, English Premier League formation

• Leeds ended a 10-match winless run in the Premier League against United with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford in April and can make it back-to-back league victories in the fixture for the first time since the 1971/72 season.
• They are unbeaten in their last seven home Premier League matches (W4 D3), the last time they were unbeaten at Elland Road between January and December 2001 (15 matches).
• For the first time since September 2002 (excluding the first round), Leeds go into this match ahead of United in the Premier League table.
• On that occasion, they won 1-0 at Elland Road – A win this time would put them six points clear of United in the table late in the seventh game of the season for the second time, having been seven points ahead in December 2001 after 15 games played.
• Since beating Chelsea 3-0 at home in August 2022 in a Sunday kick-off at 14:00 GMT, Leeds have gone 20 Premier League matches without a win in matches that started before 15:00 (D7 L13) – the longest ever run for a team in Premier League history.
• In all competitions, United are unbeaten in their last seven matches at Leeds (W5 D2) since that defeat in September 2002.
• United’s tally of six points (W1, D3, L2) is the lowest after six league matches since 1986/87 under Ron Atkinson (4).
• For the second season in a row, the Red Devils have not kept a clean sheet in their first six matches, marking the first time this has happened in two consecutive seasons since 1930/31 and 1931/32.
• They have had the most attempts (125) and touches in the opposition penalty area (205) of any team in the Premier League this season.
• This is the most attempts in a team’s first six matches since Liverpool registered 141 in 2021/22. Each of the last four teams that had up to 125 shots at this point in the season all finished in the top two.

Where to watch the Leeds vs. Manchester United match: TV channel, live stream online

The match will kick off on Sunday at 14:00 GMT (09:00 ET/06:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra.

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Leeds vs Manchester United predictions

Leeds

2 – 0

Manchester United

Leeds’ impressive home run bodes well against a United side that traveled to Europe four days ago, out of form and facing further turmoil thanks to Martinez’s disgruntled display.