Leeds 0-2 Manchester United FT

Leeds 0-2 Manchester United  FT

Red-hot Rashford United’s saviour again.

Late strikes from Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were enough to secure Manchester United a 2-0 victory over Leeds United, inflicting a first defeat upon Leeds in the post Jesse Marsch era and ending the Red Devils’ two match winless away league run in the process.

Manchester United have won consecutive Premier League games at Elland Road for the very first time:

◎ 2021/22: Leeds 2-4 Man Utd

◉ 2022/23: Leeds 0-2 Man Utd

Erik ten Hag picks up where Ralf Rangnick left off.

Alejandro Garnacho has been directly involved in more goals as a substitute than any other player in the Premier League player this season:

◉ 2 goals

◉ 2 assists

Star boy.

Marcus Rashford has now scored more Premier League goals than any other player since the World Cup (8).

Goals in back-to-back games against Leeds United.

Bruno Fernandes for Man Utd in the first half vs. Leeds:

◉ Most possession won (6)

◉ Most touches in opp. box (3)

◉ Most shots (3)

◉ Most shots on target (2)

He was the only Man Utd player to have a shot in the opening 45-minutes and missed a huge chance in stoppage time.

David De Gea makes his 400th Premier League appearance this afternoon.

David De Gea is the youngest ever goalkeeper to reach 400 Premier League appearances.

32 years, 97 days.

It was almost a sense of déjà vu for Leeds, who after conceding twice in the final half-hour at Old Trafford, slumped to the same fate here when Alejandro Garnacho broke free and fired past Meslier at his near post to place the game beyond any reasonable doubt.

Narrow offside calls denied both Wout Weghorst and Rashford and spared Leeds’ blushes, though it wasn’t enough to prevent their poor run extending to just one win from nine home league games. As for United, victory was enough to provisionally lift them into second.

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