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Scott McTominay and Bruna Fernandes each scored two goals, while Leeds forward Rafinha provided two assists (6: 2).
December 20, 2020, 8:26 PM
The fourteenth day of the English Premier League, the last for the teams before Christmas, continued with a Sunday duel at Old Trafford, where the stadium’s host, Manchester United, received Leeds in the conditions of a rather difficult task. ambitious: take advantage of Tottenham’s failure (Leicester 0: 2 in less than an hour before the start of the reporting game) and climb directly to the third row of the standings.
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad was one of the rare examples of teams in the top half of the standings that managed to show consistent results in the national arena heading into the European group stage that was coming to an end. The pre-game round against Leeds, perhaps, there was a slight misunderstanding on the part of the fans during the panicky start of the successfully completed away game against Sheffield United (3: 2). Otherwise, the Red Devils were on their way despite being demoted to the Europa League playoffs in early December.
Before the start of the season, there were legends about the fighting character of Marcelo Bielsa’s sentinels, and in this sense Leeds did not disappoint his fans, the team plays with great fervor, but this has nothing to do with the regularity of points. At the briefing, the guests missed immediately after the opening whistle, having conceded in the second minute as a result of a long-range shot from McTominay, and following another second-hand revolution, Scott managed to deliver a double, completing the transfer of Martial to the center of the penalty area. After such a start, Premier League matches rarely end in favor of the highly successful team.
However, it was even easier to play with two lost “peacocks”. There was soon a retaliatory attack, ending with a mistake hitting from the left flank of Bamford’s penalty area, and Bielsa’s team gradually began to move to the other side of the field. Carried: Already in the 20th minute, Fernandes managed to successfully catch a rebound on the right flank of someone else’s penalty area, and his shot in the far corner eliminated all questions about the future winner of the match.
The hosts were extremely persistent, thus wasting no time to test the opponent’s vulnerability during counterattacks at every convenient opportunity. At half-time, Manchester was able to go with the score already 4: 0 in their favor – Lindelof at the far post closed off Martial’s discount by taking a corner from the left flank – however, Cooper soaked the score, completing the cross from the center Same banner, but on the opposite side of the field. of Rafinha. A fighting game with many goals scored, almost perfect implementation by hosts and guests who did not give up is a rarity in this “pandemic” football.
In the second half, the fun unfolded in the form of an additional portion of goals. In the 66th minute, James completed a counter attack on the left wing with a free kick between Meslie’s legs, and four minutes later Fernandes, on duty, converted a penalty that Martial had earned himself. Manchester’s goals in the briefing at this point were exhausted, and Leeds scored with another accurate shot in the 74th minute: Dallas fired from outside the area, after which he finally laid down his arms.
The ‘red devils’ often visited other people’s possessions looking for opportunities to score, but the Leeds goalkeeper was not discouraged, despite the large number of goals conceded. Mesliier was one of the best in the Leeds field that night, and his only credit is that Bielsa’s team did not leave the “Dream Theater” with a dozen goals conceded. And yet the guests fought to the final whistle, so we must give them what they deserve.
In the next round, Manchester United will play an away game against Leicester, while Leeds will play at home against one of the outsiders: Burnley.
United manchester – Leeds United 6: 2
Goals: McTominey, 2, 3, Fernandes, 20, 70 (pen.), Lindelef, 37, James, 66 – Cooper, 42, Dallas, 74
Manchester United: De Gea – Van Bissaka, Lindelef, Maguire, Shaw (Alex Telles, 61) – Mactominey, Fred – James, Fernandes (van de Beek, 71), Rashford (Cavani, 71) – Martial.
Leeds United: Meslie – Dallas, Ayling, Cooper (Davis, 72), Alioski – Phillips (Striyk, 46) – Rafinha, Rodrigo, Klich (Shackleton, 46), Harrison – Bamford.
Warning: James.
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