Leeds United – Manchester United 2-4 (0-2)
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For the first time in 19 years, rivals met in a Premier League match in front of busy Eland Road.
Elland Road turned into a witch’s cauldron and the audience stood on their feet throughout the match.
And what a fight!
The real derby included “everything”. Six goals, flares, an unruly atmosphere from the stands and objects thrown into the field. It also contained a human cornerstone. United. It was their first attempt in 139 attempts.
– Oyvind the Saker concluded that the “War of the Roses” lived up to its reputation in this battle.
After the match, an experienced commentator on TV 2 summed up the match as one of the strongest he’s ever had.
The guests led 2-0 in the first half, but within 57 seconds in the second half the score was 2-2. Ralf Rangnick put Fred and Anthony Ilanga and both scored their goals.
– The most important thing after we got three points today is how we can respond, says Ralph Rangnick after the match.
Suddenly the United star appeared on TV 2
Damn McGuire put an end to embarrassing statistics
Harry Maguire stepped up and scored the first goal in the match.
And so he put an end to the embarrassing corner-kick stats the club had accumulated. After 138 goalless corner kicks in the Premier League, the red shirts are supposed to finally succeed.
– It’s embarrassing. Every time I look at the stats, I feel embarrassed. We weren’t around and our position at the table would have been higher if we scored more in corners, says Mann. United captain Harry Maguire after the match.
The goal confirmed that Leeds started to take chances to move forward, which in turn led to Mann. United could easily double the lead.
The mark in his own penalty area failed completely when Bruno Fernandes advanced and headed the ball into the net from close range.
Bruno Fernandes doubled down on the score when he stepped up unmarked and headed home from close range.
Leeds supporters had to take a frustrated rest, but it wasn’t long before the atmosphere on Elland Road was completely set in stone.
Two goals in 57 seconds (!)
53 minutes were played when Rodrygo hit the post in the penalty area. Poor post, which ended up being a successful dream. The ball fell into the far corner.
Hope was kindled on Eland Road. Supporters wanted more.
After 57 seconds they got paid. Adam Furshaw got into a duel with Bruno Fernandez and passed the ball to Daniel James. ex man. The United player tore himself and sent the ball in front of the goal.
There Ravenha ran free. The Brazilian could easily slither the ball into the goal and Elland Road was completely off the hinges.
– It’s goosebumps, Brady Hangeland reacted when fans were sent home to heaven.
During the break, we talked about how long ago we’ve seen such a poor performance by a team in the Premier League. Then the Bielsa boys came out of the break..
Substitutions saved Manchester United
70 minutes later, Manchester United responded. Substitute Fred put the away team back on top.
Fred chose to rush to the stands, which was not appreciated by home fans. In the celebration scenes, baby Anthony Ilanga was hit by a body. The little boy got down to the ground, but eventually got back to his feet.
will take revenge on him. Two minutes before the end, he put the nail in the coffin of the fourth goal for United.
So the man took. United three important points in their struggle for Champions League place, while Leeds United continue to fall to the bottom of the English Premier League.
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