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Manchester United (4-2-3-1) De Gea; Dalot, Maguire (capt), Shaw, Malacia; Sabitzer, Fred; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford; Weghorst.
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Subs: Heaton, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Martinez, Iqbal, Pellistri, Elanga, Garnacho.
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📋 Your #LUFC Starting XI… pic.twitter.com/3qMRzo7hZ6
— Leeds United (@LUFC) February 12, 2023
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Hello and welcome to the grudge match of the day. You wait 11 months for a Man U-Leeds meeting, then two come along in a week.
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On Wednesday at Old Trafford Leeds bossed the first few minutes of each half and stormed into a 2-0 lead, but were pegged back when Jadon Sancho came on and Marcus Rashford moved into the middle. The atmosphere was predictably poisonous, with the Leeds fans telling Rashford and Sancho “you let your country down”, only to find each of them answering back with a goal.
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For Leeds, with no manager and no league wins since the World Cup, the draw was a minor triumph. For Manchester United it was a setback, though it showed spirit. They sorely missed Casemiro’s ability to snuff out danger and will have to do without him again today. With Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen still injured, Erik ten Hag has to stick with the flaky Fred and the rusty Marcel Sabitzer or twist by pushing a defender into midfield. He has given Victor Lindelof a few minutes there and pointed out that Lindelof is used to it from his days at Benfica. A better bet would surely be Lisandro Martinez, with his bite and creativity, but he is rumoured to be unavailable today.
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Ten Hag’s other problem is that his regulars may well be knackered. This is Man United’s 15th game in all competitions since the World Cup, two more than the next Premier League club (Southampton). As Ten Hag is a reluctant rotator, the likes of Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw have a lot of miles on the clock.
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Leeds, for a team with no boss, are in quite a good place. They’ve got Patrick Bamford back and Wilfried Gnonto flying. They haven’t won in the league since 5 November, when they beat Bournemouth 4-3, but the four wins they collected before that included upsets against Chelsea and Liverpool. With Elland Road baying for blood, they’ll fancy their chances of another big scalp.
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Important events
The teams: Man U
Ten Hag keeps faith with Fred and Sabitzer. Harry Maguire returns, with Martinez and Varane both on the bench. Jadon Sancho starts for the first time since his time in Holland, possibly on the right after the decision to stick Rashford there fell through on Wednesday.
Manchester United (4-2-3-1) De Gea? Dalot, Maguire (Captain), Shaw, Malacia; Sabitzer, Fred; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford? Weghorst.
Subs: Heaton, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Martinez, Iqbal, Pellistri, Elanga, Garnazzo.
The teams: Leeds
📋 Your #LUFC Starting XI… pic.twitter.com/3qMRzo7hZ6
— Leeds United (@LUFC) February 12, 2023
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to today’s grudge match. You wait 11 months for a Man U-Leeds meeting and then two come in a week.
At Old Trafford on Wednesday, Leeds bossed the opening minutes of each half and led 2-0 but were denied when Jadon Sancho came on and Marcus Rashford came on. The atmosphere was predictably venomous, with Leeds fans telling Rashford and Sancho to “let your country down”, only to find them each responding with a goal.
For Leeds, without a manager and without a league win since the World Cup, the draw was a minor triumph. It was a setback for Manchester United, although they showed spirit. They sorely missed Casemiro’s ability to snuff out danger and will have to do without him again today. With Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen still injured, Erik ten Hag has to stick with a peeling Fred and a rusty Marcel Sabitzer or turn to pushing a defender into midfield. He gave Viktor Lindelof a few minutes there and pointed out that Lindelof is used to it from his Benfica days. A better bet would certainly be Lisandro Martinez, with his bite and creativity, but he is rumored to be unavailable today.
Ten Haag’s other problem is that his regulars may well be tired. This is Manchester United’s 15th game in all competitions since the World Cup, two more than the next Premier League team (Southampton). As Ten Hag is a reluctant spinner, the likes of Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw have plenty of miles on the clock.
Leeds, for a team without a boss, are in a very good position. They have Patrick Bamford and Wilfried Gnodo back flying. They haven’t won in the league since November 5, when they beat Bournemouth 4-3, but their four wins before that included upsets against Chelsea and Liverpool. With Elland Road looking for blood, they will fancy their chances of another big scalp.