Manchester United V Leeds: Premier League – Live

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It astir apt escaped you that complete nan three-week Premier League hiatus that Bruno Fernandes won nan division’s subordinate of nan period prize for March, aft his 2 goals and 4 assists successful only 4 matches took Manchester United to nan heady heights of 3rd place.

Fernandes has now won that grant six times, level pinch Steven Gerrard and Cristiano Ronaldo and only 3 players person only ever won nan Premier League subordinate of nan period grant 7 times: Harry Kane, Sergio Agüero and Mohamed Salah. Fernandes is successful bully company, then, particularly playing for a broadside that has traditionally (at slightest since he arrived successful 2020) pottered astir mid-table.

Manchester United are connected thing of a tear astatine nan moment, pinch conscionable 1 conclusion since mid-January and Fernandes nan heartbeat of nan team. United now look much than apt to suffice for nan Champions League – it was confirmed past week that nan Premier League will person 5 qualification spots (United tin convey Arsenal for that, pinch nan Gunners’ triumph complete Sporting ensuring a top-two decorativeness successful Uefa coefficient table) and United are 7 points clear of sixth-placed Chelsea earlier this crippled successful hand. Michael Carrick has done a good occupation arsenic manager, and surely capable to support it for adjacent season?

Leeds recreation to Old Trafford coming pinch overmuch little of a buffer to nan teams beneath – conscionable 3 points abstracted themselves and Tottenham successful nan relegation zone. Getting thing from this crippled would beryllium a immense bonus.

Daniel Farke’s ain position astatine Leeds has travel nether unit this play – officials chose not to sack him successful early December – and what a bully determination that proved to be. Leeds person mislaid conscionable 3 games successful 2026 (which see defeats to Arsenal and Manchester City) and pinch nan fans backmost connected broadside and a comparatively benignant run-in, Leeds are not nan favourites to spell down. There are not galore promoted teams precocious that tin opportunity that, truthful kudos to Leeds and Farke.

Old Trafford nether nan lights, 2 historical rivals going astatine it pinch plentifulness connected nan line. This should beryllium a good’un.

Kick-off: 8pm BST.