{"id":352384,"date":"2026-01-04T22:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/352384\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T22:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:24:16","slug":"michael-owen-believes-ruben-amorim-has-one-man-utd-attacker-who-did-well-in-leeds-draw-pretty-interesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/352384\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Owen believes Ruben Amorim has one Man Utd attacker who &#8216;did well&#8217; in Leeds draw, &#8216;pretty interesting&#8230;&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Michael Owen has singled out one Manchester United star who caught his eye after Ruben Amorim\u2019s men picked up a 1-1 draw against Leeds United on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-draw-1-1-with-leeds-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds United hosted Manchester United<\/a> for their Premier League clash at Elland Road and Daniel Farke\u2019s men proved to be a tough test for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim\u2019s<\/a> side.<\/p>\n<p>           WHICH Manchester United player was your man of the match vs Leeds?\u26bd\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Who impressed you?<\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United manager<\/a> Amorim watched on from the Elland Road dugout as the Red Devils responded within three minutes of Brenden Aaronson\u2019s opener.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/man-utd-ratings-vs-leeds-maverick-matheus-cunha-but-4-10-player-is-becoming-unavoidable-problem\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United found the all-important equaliser against Leeds United<\/a> at the weekend, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/joshua-zirkzee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Zirkzee<\/a> setting up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/matheus-cunha\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus Cunha<\/a> in the 65th minute of the clash.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/matheus-cunhas-man-utd-performance-vs-leeds-did-exactly-what-joe-hart-thinks-he-does-to-people-in-matches\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus Cunha\u2019s Man Utd performance vs Leeds did exactly what Joe Hart thinks he does to \u2018people\u2019 in matches<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254593679-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ruben Amorim looks on prior to the Premier League match between Leeds United and Manchester United at Elland Road in 2026 in Leeds, England.\" class=\"wp-image-320212\" \/>Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty ImagesPremier League legend Michael Owen spotlights Joshua Zirkzee amid his Leeds United vs Man Utd verdict<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/michael-owen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Owen<\/a> is convinced that Leeds head coach Daniel Farke and Red Devils manager Ruben Amorim would be \u201cdisappointed\u201d by the full-time result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think overall both managers won\u2019t be disappointed with a point apiece,\u201d he said, as per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/matchweek\/2025_20\/blog?day=0&amp;tab=reporting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Premier League official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManchester United bump up a place, Leeds United get a point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>          INSTANT REACTION: How do YOU feel about Man Utd\u2019s 1-1 draw vs Leeds? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Two points dropped? Or one point gained?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-88-819x1024.png\" alt=\"FT vs Leeds graphic\" class=\"wp-image-320122\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/three-biggest-winners-and-two-losers-as-manchester-united-draw-1-1-vs-leeds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United\u2019s result against Leeds<\/a> has left the Red Devils still in the race for the Premier League top four, despite dropping valuable points at Elland Road.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Zirkzee came off the bench in the second half of the 1-1 draw and Owen praised the 24-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United<\/a> striker\u2019s impact against Leeds in his cameo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an okay game, the last five or six minutes were pretty interesting, lots of intensity there,\u201d Owen added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZirkzee did well when he came on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/i-watched-dominic-calvert-lewin-for-90-minutes-vs-man-utd-and-leeds-ace-had-something-benjamin-sesko-missed-out-on\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I watched Dominic Calvert-Lewin for 90 minutes vs Man Utd and Leeds ace had something Benjamin Sesko missed out on<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What Michael Owen felt about Man Utd\u2019s first-half Premier League performance against Leeds United<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>          How you you RATE Benjamin Sesko\u2019s performance vs Leeds out of 10? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Is it time to give Chido Obi a chance? How can Sesko change his fortunes?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-89-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Sesko graphic vs Leeds\" class=\"wp-image-320135\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think [Man Utd will] be reasonably pleased to be honest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expected more intensity, more fire from the home team. Whatever they\u2019ve thrown at [Man Utd], they\u2019ve weathered it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ll probably go in the happier of the two dressing rooms, albeit having not done what they wanted to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>          Do you think Joshua Zirkzee has a future at Man Utd? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Quinton Fortune says his cameo against Leeds was his best showing yet<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-90-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Zirkzee graphic\" class=\"wp-image-320227\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>     Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Owen has singled out one Manchester United star who caught his eye after Ruben Amorim\u2019s men picked&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,784,32977,221,451,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-352384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-joshua-zirkzee","tag-michael-owen","tag-premier-league","tag-ruben-amorim","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}