Leeds United 2-4 Manchester United: Red Devils win Elland Road thriller

Manchester United survived a stirring Leeds United comeback at an emotional Elland Road to place themselves again within the Premier League’s prime 4 with an important victory.

Manchester United had been in full management on the break after captain Harry Maguire headed in Luke Shaw’s nook, and Bruno Fernandes did the identical from Jadon Sancho’s cross proper on half-time.

Leeds, nonetheless, mounted an excellent revival and had been stage with two objectives inside a minute as Rodrigo’s 53rd-minute cross drifted in behind keeper David de Gea, then substitute Raphinha despatched Elland Road into raptures when he slid house a cross from Daniel James.

Manchester United gathered themselves, supervisor Ralf Rangnick made adjustments, and one among his substitutes produced the rewards as Fred drove in at Illan Meslier’s close to put up following extra good work by Sancho with 20 minutes left – though Anthony Elanga was struck by objects thrown from the group amid the celebrations.

Elanga recovered to verify Manchester United’s win with a composed end two minutes from time from Fernandes’ move.

Red Devils take robust highway to victory

Manchester United’s victory got here in three phases – the management of the primary half, the shock of Leeds United’s fast one-two, then the restoration to lastly shut out the victory they deserved.

This was at all times going to be a check of mettle and for a spell after the break when Leeds scored these two fast objectives and had been profitable all of the 50-50s on this most raucous of environments, it seemed like they might not come by way of the examination unscathed.

Manchester United’s gamers seemed shell-shocked on the flip of occasions that allowed Leeds, who seemed deflated at half-time, to revive themselves and even threaten a victory that may have been the sweetest of all for the house followers, who made their dislike of the guests clear earlier than, throughout and after this recreation.

Manager Rangnick, nonetheless, deserves credit score for the adjustments that restored Manchester United’s equilibrium, Fred approaching to place them again in entrance and one other substitute, Elanga, snuffing out any hope Leeds had of some extent with the fourth.

Manchester United will really feel they deserved the win over the entire piece, however they had been fragile at occasions and had been rocking beneath Leeds assaults till Fred silenced the group, albeit briefly.

There had been unsavoury scenes when Elanga wanted to be attended to after being hit by missiles thrown from the group following Fred’s objective, however he was capable of regain his composure to such an extent that he struck the ultimate blow within the closing moments.

Manchester United loved their second win in every week, transferring again into the highest 4, however will know they should preserve profitable with Arsenal 4 factors behind in sixth with three video games in hand.

Leeds present all their faces

Leeds United demonstrated each aspect of precisely what they’re in one other Elland Road thrill experience.

Marcelo Bielsa’s aspect could be referred to as many issues however by no means uninteresting.

Leeds confirmed their defensive frailty within the first half when Diego Llorente failed miserably to mark Maguire at a nook, the state of affairs not helped by keeper Meslier’s ‘in-out’ hokey-cokey that left him in no man’s land.

They had been uncovered once more when Victor Lindelof strode out of defence to tee up Sancho for the proper cross on to Fernandes’ head to ship clouds of gloom over Elland Road, to accompany these depositing fixed heavy rain on a pitch left carrying floor water.

What we noticed then was the daring, attacking bravery that has made Leeds, beneath Bielsa, probably the most thrilling groups to look at since their return to the Premier League.

They pulled the state of affairs round however there was by no means a way that they had been in full management, safe in opposition to an attacking counterpunch and so it proved as Manchester United inflicted additional punishment.

Leeds and Bielsa can not get midfield lynchpin Kalvin Phillips, most important marksman Patrick Bamford and defender Liam Cooper again fast sufficient, simply to ease these worries of dropping into relegation bother.

They are 5 factors off the relegation locations with a visit to Liverpool on the horizon this week, so it won’t get any simpler for Bielsa and his gamers.

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