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46 min: Heaven heads away a Justin cross into the area as Leeds begin the half on the front foot.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n And we\u2019re back. Both sides are unchanged.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Karen Asad writes in:<\/p>\n There was serious talk around Calvert-Lewin joining United on free transfer in the summer. I personally thought it was good business, give his prem exprience. Yet there was a backlash and it never happened.<\/p>\n Now I\u2019m thinking, considering the said backlash, had he joined United, the sheer amount of media narrative surrounding his injury record would not give him the slightest chance of reaching his current form. Now there lies the problem of Man UTD; so much talk and attention is seeping the professional sport out of the team.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ruben Amorim will be pretty pleased with how his side have gone there, keeping up with the chaotic energy of the hosts. The issue remains his bench and how the teenagers will cope when they\u2019re required in the cauldron later on.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>HALF-TIME: Leeds 0-0 Manchester United<\/p>\n An old-world, all-action half \u2026 but one low on chances.<\/p>\n Lucas Perri makes a save from Leny Yoro. Photograph: Phil Duncan\/Every Second Media\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.31 EST<\/p>\n 45 min: Calvert-Lewin continues to be a nuisance whenever the ball is in the air \u2026 but it\u2019s Manchester United<\/a> who break forward as Dorgu fires from outside the area \u2026 his low, stinging shot travels wide.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 44 min: Mart\u00ednez hoofs the ball away as United resist at the back.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 43 min: Mart\u00ednez continues to drift forward and pose a threat inside that left channel for Manchester United<\/a>. Shaw keeps up with Justin as Leeds win a corner on the right.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.14 EST<\/p>\n 40 min: Shaw will deliver a corner for the visitors \u2026 it\u2019s deep and finds Casemiro, whose header is flicked on by Yoro \u2026 Perri leaps to tip over the bar! Another fine corner comes in, with Cunha\u2019s volley going over. United showcase their threat from set pieces.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 39 min: Dalot has been lively for United on the right and builds the move forward, though Dorgu\u2019s left-footed cross is cut out.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 35 min: Calvert-Lewin leaps in the area, gets a head on it \u2026 and clips the far post! It was a delicious ball from the right, and the man in form delivers the first serious threat to the Manchester United<\/a> goal.<\/p>\n Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Leeds United hits the post with a header. Photograph: Matt West\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.16 EST<\/p>\n 34 min: Dorgu is a few hours late with a sliding challenge on Calvert-Lewin. It\u2019s an easy decision for Jarred Gillett: yellow card.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 33 min: Bijol cuts out a long ball, one that threatened to leave him in trouble against Sesko.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 32 min: Aaronson bursts through the middle for Leeds but drags his shot from the D wide; he was surrounded by red shirts.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 31 min: Dalot is everywhere; this time he swings his left foot for a shot inside the area, but the hoof is wild and the ball flies way high.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 30 min: Dalot finds space on the right and plays to Dorgu; the former ventures into the area and receives, his cross blocked out for a corner.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 29 min: Neither keeper has been tested yet, both defences proving difficult to break down.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 28 min: Yoro holds his own against Okafor, who tries to cut in once again but can\u2019t keep control of the ball.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 26 min: Yoro v Okafor is an interesting battle out on Leeds\u2019 left, where most of their attacks are coming from.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 24 min: The visitors have matched Leeds\u2019 physicality so far \u2026 Heaven tackles Justin inside the area. It was a touch wild from the United defender but he got the ball clean.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 22 min: Manchester United<\/a> have a corner with Cunha, the type of player for this sort of game, to deliver. In comes the inswinger but a foul on Lucas Perri ends the venture forward.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 20 min: Shaw pulls off an excellent defensive header at the far post, inside the six-yard box, after a dangerous ball in from Gudmundsson.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 19 min: Manchester United<\/a> finally string together a few passes \u2026 but Casemiro can\u2019t nail his dinked ball over to Shaw on the left.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 18 min: No one appears capable of holding on to the ball.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 17 min: Alas, TNT have lost sound as Ayden Heaven, right up on DCL, takes down the former Everton forward inside the Leeds half.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 15 min: Luke Shaw nutmegs Aaronson but goes down \u2026 he doesn\u2019t get a free-kick for his efforts.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 14 min: Okafor pulls off a fancy flick on the edge of the area but Leeds\u2019 advance breaks down due to the offside flag.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 13 min: The offside flag goes up against Dorgu as he chases a long ball from Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 11 min: It\u2019s an old-fashioned game this, long balls, plenty of hassle and adrenaline. Not a lot of chilled-out passing at the back.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 9 min: Leeds move it quickly down the left before Okafor cuts in, finds Aaaronson, who plays to Calvert-Lewin inside the area \u2013 he pokes at the ball but blasts over.<\/p>\n Leeds United’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin shoots at goal. Photograph: Chris Radburn\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.46 EST<\/p>\n 7 min: Time for another Dalot throw \u2026 he goes back to Mart\u00ednez who retreats to Lammens. The long ball goes to Casemiro, who heads to Cunha \u2026 a fierce volley from outside the area finds the net! But the flag was up for offside. What a hit, though.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 6 min: The main act at present is Gudmundsson launching throws from the Leeds left. Dalot launches a long one himself from the right for the visitors, with Ugarte heading over the bar.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 4 min: It\u2019s a scrappy opening as Leeds press with proper intent, Calvert-Lewin leading it.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 2 min: Leeds power down the left, win an early throw that goes long, but Manchester United<\/a> stay resolute. Dorgu appears to be his side\u2019s right-sided No 10.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Peeeeeeep!<\/p>\n Manchester United kick things off, and overload down the right as Lammens goes long. Here\u2019s to a thriller.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here we go. The players are out of the tunnel and Elland Road is rocking in the sunshine.<\/p>\n Fans in full singing voice. Photograph: Matt West\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.52 EST<\/p>\n Some pre-match reading: Louise Taylor on the resurgence of DCL.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The last time Leeds beat Manchester United<\/a>? Sixteen years and one day ago. Not in the Premier League but in the FA Cup, when Jermaine Beckford\u2019s goal at Old Trafford delivered a massive upset. What a lovely finish:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s how we\u2019re looking:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Patrick Dorgu as one of Amorim\u2019s No 10s? Funky if so. Joshua Zirkzee\u2019s reward for a goal against Wolves is a place on a very inexperienced bench. Leeds, on the other hand, welcome Calvert-Lewin back to the starting XI. Noah Okafor starts, too.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>The teams<\/p>\n Leeds: Lucas Perri, Bornauw, Bijol, Struijk, Justin, Aaronson, Gruev, Stach, Gudmundsson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor<\/p>\n Subs: Darlow, Longstaff, Piroe, Nmecha, Harrison, Tanaka, Byram, Gnonto, Chambers<\/p>\n Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro, Heaven, Mart\u00ednez, Dalot, Casemiro, Ugarte, Shaw, Dorgu, Cunha, Sesko<\/p>\n Subs: Bayindir, Zirkzee, Malacia, Fredricson, Jack Fletcher, Tyler Fletcher, Lacey, Mantato, Kukonki.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n The last time this pedigree fixture took place, in February 2023, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were Manchester United\u2019s goalscorers in a 2-0 victory. Erik ten Hag was enjoying his debut campaign in England while Leeds had just parted ways with Jesse Marsch and were on their way to relegation. It feels long, long ago.<\/p>\n Today, it\u2019s the hosts who have form. Daniel Farke\u2019s side went unbeaten in the league through December, and they\u2019ve put on some serious entertainment at Elland Road: clashes with Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Liverpool resulted in 15 goals, with Leeds picking up seven points along the way. Dominic Calvert-Lewin has rediscovered the form that made him an England international.<\/p>\n Manchester United? Well, there\u2019s always a crisis of sorts lurking close by. Ruben Amorim went under interrogation <\/a>on Friday, the injury list is long, and they could only muster a point at home against Wolves last time out. And yet victory today would take them to fourth place. It\u2019s been a funny old season. Kick-off\u2019s at 12.30pm GMT.<\/p>\n