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Why are Man Utd playing against Leeds twice in a row in the Premier League?


MANCHESTER UNITED and Leeds face off for the second time in LESS than a week – and SunSport has the reasons why.

The Red Devils failed to make up some ground on noisy neighbours Manchester City when Leeds held them to a draw at Old Trafford.

Jadon Sancho rescued a point for Manchester United in the first matchCredit: Alamy

However, United will be eager to immediately put things right at Elland Road.

And they won’t have to wait much longer to do so.

Why are Man Utd playing against Leeds twice in a row?

The entertaining 2-2 draw at Old Trafford was rescheduled from September due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

And Manchester United’s domestic cup success this season further complicated the matter.

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Erik Ten Hag’s men have qualified for the Carabao Cup final where they will be taking on Newcastle at Wembley.

Furthermore, United are yet to play West Ham in their fifth round FA Cup encounter.

And the Red Devils go up against La Liga giants Barcelona in the last-32 stage of the Europa League.

When is Man Utd and Leeds’ second Premier League fixture?

Manchester United travel to Leeds for round two of this mouth-watering Premier League double header on Sunday, February 12.

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It is scheduled to get underway at 2pm GMT

Elland Road is the allocated arena for this encounter and it can host approximately 37,792 fans.

Jadon Sancho’s substitute strike saw the reverse fixture end 2-2 on Wednesday.


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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