In this week 26 match on Feb 20th, Manchester United will travel to Leeds to battle Leeds United in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Leeds United recorded a 0-3 loss against Everton. Séamus Coleman scored the first goal for Everton in the 10th minute, then Michael Keane added another in the 23rd minute on a feed from Anthony Gordon In the end, Leeds United was frustrated by Everton’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Everton ended the match with the shutout victory. Leeds United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while manchester United is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Brighton & Hove Albion. Cristiano Ronaldo struck first for Manchester United in the 51st minute, then Bruno Fernandes added another in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Brighton & Hove Albion couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester United ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 14th of August, Manchester United won by a score of 5 to 1 in front of almost 73000 excited fans. Bruno Fernandes scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 30th minute, but Luke Ayling got the equalizer for Leeds United in the 48th minute.
Manchester United’s most prolific scorer has been Jadon Sancho. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Leeds United’s most prolific scorer has been Jack Harrison. He has netted three goals over the last five matches
Junior Firpo, Mateusz Klich, Patrick Bamford, Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips, Adam Forshaw and Jamie Shackleton are unavailable to play for Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera’s team, while Ralf Rangnick’s squad will be without Alex Telles, Victor Lindelöf, Mason Greenwood, Eric Bailly, Edinson Cavani, Luke Shaw, Nemanja Matić, Fred and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.