MANCHESTER UNITED have beaten Leeds 4-2 at Elland Road in an absolute thriller.
Subs Fred and Anthony Elanga secured the points for United after Rodrigo and Rafinha scored in JUST 59 seconds to level it for Leeds early in the second half.
Jesse Lingard had started his first Premier League game since New Year’s Day 2020 for the Red Devils.
- Score: Leeds 2-4 Man Utd
- Leeds United: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Koch, Struijk, Forshaw, Dallas, Rodrigo, Klich, Harrison, James.
- Man Utd: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, McTominay, Lingard, Bruno Fernandes, Sancho, Ronaldo.
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FT: Leeds 2-4 Man Utd
Man Utd now find themselves 4 points clear of West Ham and Arsenal.
Tottenham, Arsenal and Wolves all have three games in hand over Man Utd in fourth place.
They needed this today to put points on the board and put pressure back on their rivals.
FT: Leeds 2-4 Man Utd
The referee blows his whistle to bring this one to a close.
Ralf Rangnick will feel his substitutions changed the game once they had allowed Leeds back into the game.
A much needed win for Man Utd with teams around them winning.
Leeds 2-4 Man Utd
90+4. Despite their attacking qualities, Leeds do not have the players to rectify the goals they ship at the other end.
Not many teams would in world football to be fair.
Something needs to be done to make them a tighter unit at the back and not to present so many chances to their opponents.
Leeds 2-4 Man Utd
90+2. Man Utd are taking the sting out the game but keeping possession.
It has really dampened the enthusiasm of the home fans.
They try to come forward again with Dan James but Wan-Bissaka tackles him.
Leeds 2-4 Man Utd
90. We will have five added minutes here.
Leeds 2 Man Utd 4
89. They are just too open at the back.
In the Premier League they will get punished too often playing like that.
They miss Kalvin Phillips sitting in that defensive midfielder role in front of the their back four, he offers the defence protection.
Elanga keeps his composure and finishes well, some sort of payback for being struck with an object earlier.
Goal – Man Utd lead 2-4!
Elanga scores to make it two goals from Rangnick’s two subs.
Leeds 2-3 Man Utd
86. As Leeds continue to try and press the visitors, Ralf Rangnick makes another substitution to try and see the game out.
Ronaldo is brought off to great cheers, boos and some other noises.
The player sees the funny side of this.
Leeds 2-3 Man Utd
83. Rodrigo has a shot from outside the box that may cause SpaceX more issues than it did De Gea.
Shame as Dan James was in loads of space if he had slotted him in on the left.
James lets him know about it as well.
Leeds 2-3 Man Utd – Klich chance!
81. The ball comes to the Leeds player on the edge of the box.
As it bounces up he keeps his eye on it and gets his head over it.
De Gea tips his effort over the bar.
Leeds 2-3 Man Utd
80. Irrelevant to the outcome, this second half has been brilliant.
Not just in terms of action but mainly due to the half-time downpour.
It is like watching a game from the 70’s with all the heavy tackles flying in.
Leeds 2-3 Man Utd
78. Leeds have a corner as they search for an equaliser.
The ball is played short and Dallas delivers it in.
McTominay clears for Man Utd.
Leeds 2-3 Man Utd
76. With 15 minutes or so remaining Leeds really need to pick themselves up to have another go at the visitors.
They risk leaving themselves open at the back to the counter-attack but needs must.
Leeds 2-3 Man Utd – Klich chance!
74. What a chance for Leeds to draw level.
Kilch finds the ball at his feet in the box with no one wanted to touch him.
All he has to do is place the ball in the corner and it is surely a goal, instead he hits it straight at De Gea.
Leeds 2-3 Man Utd – Chance for Elanga!
72. Man United could have had some daylight between them then.
Great counter-attack by Man Utd with the ball shifted to the youngster with only the Leeds keeper ahead of him.
His scuffed shot goes straight to Meslier.
Leeds 2-3 Man Utd
70. It seems Elanga was struck by something during their celebrations for the goal.
Nobody wants to see this ugly side of football come back.
Fred certainly wasn’t brought on for his goal scoring prowess but his shot had too much power at the near post for Meslier.
Goal – Man Utd take the lead 2-3
Substitute Fred scores after just coming off the bench.
Leeds 2-2 Man Utd
68. I think we will see some cards in this game before the final whistle.
The soaked surface is great for the sliding tackle as both teams are utilising.
Leeds 2-2 Man Utd
66. Lingard and Pogba leave the pitch for Fred and Elanga.
Surprise that as the Frenchman seemed to be Man Utd stand out player in the game so far.
Leeds 2-2 Man Utd
64. Luke Shaw’s corner is headed clear as Leeds look to counter.
Raphinha loses out to the left-back as he tracks back.
A long ball down the left-wing is won by a sliding Wan-Bissaka.
Leeds 2-2 Man Utd
62. It looks like Man Utd are bringing on Fred and Elanga.
McTominay has what seems to be a shot from a wide angle, straight into the arms of Meslier.
Sancho gets a shot away which takes a slight deflection, just taking it wide of the post.
Leeds 2-2 Man Utd
60. Gelhardt picks the ball up on the edge of the Man Utd box.
He steps to one side and gets his shot away.
De Gea deals with this one and gratefully grabs the ball into his chest.
Leeds 2-2 Man Utd
58. Those goals have reignited the atmosphere here at Elland Road.
Every time Leeds go forward now the crowd erupts.
Man Utd haven’t troubled Meslier’s goal so far.
Leeds 2-2 Man Utd
56. Man Utd need to compose themselves here.
They look shell-shocked after that double salvo from Leeds.
The surface water on the pitch is being much better adapted to by the home side.
Leeds 2-2 Man Utd
54. What an insane couple of minutes that has been.
Man Utd have hit the self-destruct button here.
De Gea’s mistake for the first goal has inspired Leeds.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
