Leeds vs Manchester United: Premier League – teams, prediction, lineups

Who: Leeds United vs Manchester United
What: English Premier League
Where: Elland Road, Leeds, United Kingdom
When: Sunday, October 18, astatine 2pm section clip (13:00 GMT)
How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport volition person each the build-up from 9:00 GMT up of our unrecorded substance commentary stream

Manchester United against Leeds United has agelong been 1 of the fiercest rivalries successful football.

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The former’s closest changeable to ending their hold since 1967 for an English apical formation rubric came successful 1993 erstwhile Sir Alex Ferguson’s broadside were pipped to the rubric by the latter.

The pursuing twelvemonth United’s hold was implicit arsenic Ferguson’s broadside – buoyed by the accomplishment of Eric Cantona from Leeds – lifted the inaugural Premier League crown.

The remainder for United and Ferguson was history, but since the astir palmy manager successful English shot retired the Old Trafford nine person been successful decline.

The fortunes of Leeds, who person won 3 league titles, dipped dramatically aft that past portion of home silverware. Ten years later, they were relegated and 3 years were adjacent spent successful League One, the 3rd tier of English football.

Now the Elland Road nine are backmost successful the apical flight, having won the Championship 2 seasons ago, and person an oculus connected the apical 4 this weekend.

Al Jazeera Sport takes a look astatine the lucifer that for Leeds marks the accomplishment of their fiercest rivals, who person lurched to a 40-year low.

How person Leeds United fared this season?

Leeds person mislaid lone 1 of their six league games this season, a 2-1 reverse astatine Arsenal successful their past lucifer erstwhile the Premier League holders were 2nd champion for overmuch of the lucifer and were forced to travel from behind.

Two wins and 2 draws successful their archetypal 5 league matches saw Leeds holding onto the coat-tails of Arsenal and City.

That tally culminated with a stunning 4-1 location triumph against Newcastle United.

A disappointing location gully with Crystal Palace sat successful betwixt the defeat astatine Arsenal.

A 6-3 decision astatine Chelsea ended their League Cup hopes, but the location broadside needed 2 goals successful the past 10 minutes to propulsion wide successful the thrilling encounter.

How person Manchester United fared this season?

United’s play – and Michael Carrick’s commencement arsenic imperishable manager – couldn’t person got disconnected to a worse commencement with a 2-0 defeat astatine newly-promoted Hull City.

When the Red Devils fell a extremity down against different promoted side, Ipswich Town, astatine Old Trafford successful their adjacent match, the informing signs were there.

Carrick’s broadside came backmost to triumph 5-2 – and that remains United’s lone league triumph of the season.

A contentious 1-0 location defeat by Manchester City – successful which a arguable VAR determination separated the sides – has been 1 of United’s amended performances with deflating draws against Everton, Fulham and Tottenham surrounding the derby.

United were besides dumped retired of the League Cup by Brighton, who overcame the location side’s aboriginal 2-0 first-half pb to the disbelief of Old Trafford.

What is the latest connected Lisandro Martinez’s Manchester United criticism?

Defender Lisandro ‌‌Martinez volition beryllium disposable for Sunday’s crippled aft ⁠⁠United accepted ⁠⁠his apology for criticising its transportation policy, Carrick told reporters connected Friday.

Martinez met Carrick and elder nine officials connected Thursday, 2 days aft suggesting United ⁠⁠needed greater concern to vie astatine the highest level pursuing their 2-0 Champions League decision by Atletico Madrid.

The centre backmost aboriginal apologised for his remarks and Carrick ⁠⁠sought to downplay the occurrence erstwhile helium spoke to reporters connected Friday.

“We’ve moved connected from that. It was 1 of those things. It’s truly not a play for the group,” Carrick said.

“The squad person trained truly good and they are successful bully spirits. There is ‌‌a freshness astir the group…

“He’s portion of the squad [for Sunday].”

What happened the past clip Leeds played Manchester United?

Leeds were 2-1 winners astatine Old Trafford erstwhile the sides met successful the Premier League successful April.

Noah Okafor scored some goals for Leeds to inflict the lone decision of Carrick’s interim tenure, having replaced Ruben Amorim arsenic manager.

Martinez was sent disconnected aboriginal successful the 2nd half, but Casemiro offered United immoderate anticipation conscionable aft the hr mark.

What happened successful the corresponding Leeds-Man Utd crippled past season?

The teams shared a 1-1 gully successful the Premier League lucifer astatine Elland Road past season. Leeds’ Brenden Aaronson opened the scoring successful the 62nd infinitesimal with Matheus Cunha levelling 3 minutes later.

When did Manchester United past bushed Leeds?

United were 2-0 winners erstwhile the sides met astatine Elland Road successful Leeds’ relegation play successful 2022-23.

Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho netted the goals.

When did Leeds past bushed Manchester United astatine home?

Leeds haven’t beaten United astatine location since Harry Kewell scored the lone extremity of the crippled successful a Premier League lucifer successful 2002.

There person been 7 matches betwixt the sides astatine Leeds since then, with United winning 5 of those.

Prediction – Leeds vs Manchester United

The Opta supercomputer has fixed Leeds a 42 percent accidental of victory, portion offering United a 32 percent accidental of winning.

Head-to-head – Leeds vs Manchester United

This volition beryllium the 116th gathering betwixt the sides, with United winning 50 and Leeds claiming the spoils connected 27 occasions. Another 38 matches were draws.

Leeds United squad news

Joe Rodon and Mateo Joseph volition some miss the crippled owed to injury, portion erstwhile United winger Daniel James is simply a uncertainty with a backmost problem.

Predicted Leeds United starting lineup

Trafford, Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson; Stach, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin

Manchester United squad news

Patrick Dorgu, Manuel Ugarte and Benjamin Sesko each stay sidelined by injury, portion Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo look precocious fittingness tests. Matthijs de Ligt is nearing a instrumentality to enactment pursuing his semipermanent backmost injury.

Predicted Manchester United starting lineup

Lammens; Dalot, Martinez, Maguire, Shaw; Baleba, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Diallo; Cunha