Manchester United take on Leeds for the second time in a week at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon.

While a ‘new manager bounce’ is quite common, very few expected to see the ‘no manager bounce’ that unfolded at Old Trafford on Wednesday night when both Leeds United and Manchester United met for the first of two clashes in a matter of days.

The relegation-threatened Whites powered to a 2-0 lead before eventually conceding twice in the final 30 minutes of the match, subsequently extending their winless run to eight Premier League (PL) matches (D4, L4).

Despite throwing away two points, Leeds caretaker manager Michael Skubala said his side should be “proud” of their display. While they ought to be, the club’s next permanent manager will need to work on the psychology of his side in order to shake their tendency to throw away leads. The Whites have now dropped 15 points from winning positions – only Leicester have dropped more coming into the round.

Leeds looked set to record a historic win at Old Trafford when taking a 2-0 lead on Wednesday night, but Marcus Rashford got his side back into the game on the hour mark and substitute Jadon Sancho produced an equaliser shortly after.

Manchester United have stepped up to the plate under Erik ten Hag and could give Arsenal and Manchester City a run for their money this season. The Red Devils were not at their best in the reverse fixture this week and have a point to prove on Sunday.

Yet, this is going to be a fixture to test the mettle of Man United. Not only do the home fans always give them a hostile welcome, but the top four chasing visitors travel winless in two PL away games (D1, L1), alongside a record of six defeats from their last 11 PL games to be played on a Sunday (W4, D1).

Players to watch: Leeds have scored 2+ goals and gone undefeated (G4 – W1, D2) in each competitive game Wilfried Gnonto has scored in this campaign. After three months out battling physical and mental issues, Jadon Sancho came off the bench to grab his first Man United league goal since September on Wednesday he also registered two league assists on this ground last season.

Hot stat: Only one of the last seven H2Hs have been goalless at half-time.