Michael Owen has singled out one Manchester United star who caught his eye after Ruben Amorim’s men picked up a 1-1 draw against Leeds United on Sunday.
Leeds United hosted Manchester United for their Premier League clash at Elland Road and Daniel Farke’s men proved to be a tough test for Ruben Amorim’s side.
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Brenden Aaronson put the Red Devils on the back foot after the 25-year-old Leeds player broke the deadlock for his side in the 62nd minute on Sunday afternoon.
However, United manager Amorim watched on from the Elland Road dugout as the Red Devils responded within three minutes of Brenden Aaronson’s opener.
United found the all-important equaliser against Leeds United at the weekend, with Joshua Zirkzee setting up Matheus Cunha in the 65th minute of the clash.
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Michael Owen is convinced that Leeds head coach Daniel Farke and Red Devils manager Ruben Amorim would be “disappointed” by the full-time result.
“I think overall both managers won’t be disappointed with a point apiece,” he said, as per the Premier League official website.
“Manchester United bump up a place, Leeds United get a point.”
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Manchester United’s result against Leeds has left the Red Devils still in the race for the Premier League top four, despite dropping valuable points at Elland Road.
Joshua Zirkzee came off the bench in the second half of the 1-1 draw and Owen praised the 24-year-old United striker’s impact against Leeds in his cameo.
“It was an okay game, the last five or six minutes were pretty interesting, lots of intensity there,” Owen added.
“Zirkzee did well when he came on.”
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Both United and Leeds went into the half-time break with a 0-0 Premier League scoreline on the board at Elland Road after a tricky back-and-forth encounter.
Owen admitted during the Premier League match that the Red Devils would have been happy with their overall showing in the first half on Sunday afternoon.
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“I think [Man Utd will] be reasonably pleased to be honest,” he said.
“I expected more intensity, more fire from the home team. Whatever they’ve thrown at [Man Utd], they’ve weathered it.
“They’ll probably go in the happier of the two dressing rooms, albeit having not done what they wanted to do.”
Zirkzee has made 13 Premier League appearances in the 2025-26 Premier League season and the Netherlands international has netted twice and registered an assist.
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