Leeds United vs Manchester United

The latest chapter of a long-standing rivalry between Leeds United and Manchester United is set to take place at Elland Road this weekend.

Following back-to-back high-scoring wins over Burnley and West Ham to get the new calendar year off to a flying start, Leeds United have gone winless in their last three Premier League games (D1, L2), including a 3-0 thumping at the hands of Everton last time out. With just five points separating them from 18th-placed Watford, the ‘Whites’ will be desperate to halt their six-game winless H2H run in the Premier League (D1, L5) and avoid being sucked into a dreaded relegation battle. Conceding first would likely dent Leeds’ hopes of posting their first top-flight triumph over Man United since 2002. They’ve failed to win any of their ten Premier League matches when conceding first this season (D3, L7), including an embarrassing 5-1 defeat in the reverse fixture on Matchday 1.

Meanwhile, Manchester United claimed a 2-0 home win over ten-man Brighton side last time out to end a run of two consecutive Premier League draws. Despite going unbeaten in all six away league games in the post-Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s era (W2, D4), United’s performances on the road have flattered to deceive. Ralf Rangnick’s men have scored precisely once in four of those six fixtures, dropping six points from winning positions in the process (D3). However, the ‘Red Devils’ remain the only Premier League side to have scored in 100% of their Premier League travels this season. In fact, they’ve found the net in each of their last 14 away league outings since being held to a scoreless draw at non-other than Leeds back in April 2021. The abovementioned victory in the reverse H2H means Man United could register their first Premier League double over the ‘Whites’ since 1999/2000.