Old Trafford forms the backdrop for the latest chapter of the long-standing rivalry between Manchester United and Leeds United. But this midweek Premier League fixture looks seemingly like a lopsided contest.
Despite Casemiro’s second-half expulsion, Manchester United claimed a 2-1 home win over Crystal Palace last weekend, extending their winning streak at home to 13 consecutive matches in all competitions. While the longest winning run since a club-record 19 home triumphs in 2011 under Sir Alex Ferguson looks promising, Casemiro’s absence is a potentially ominous sign for the hosts. Erik ten Hag’s men have lost three of their four competitive matches without the Brazilian in the line-up this season. However, the ‘Red Devils’ boast a formidable home form against Leeds, having gone unbeaten in their last 17 league H2Hs at Old Trafford (W11, D6). On top of that, only Manchester City (16) have netted more Premier League goals against Leeds than Man Utd (15) since the Whites’ top-flight return in 2020.
In the meantime, visiting Leeds United suffered a morale-crushing 1-0 away loss to Nottingham Forest last weekend, stretching their winless run in the Premier League to seven matches (D3, L4). Stuck level on points with 18th-placed Bournemouth going into this fixture, the ‘Whites’ unsurprisingly decided to cut ties with underperforming boss Jesse Marsch in the wake of another lackluster result at the City Ground. Yet to win a single post-World Cup outing in the Premier League (D3, L3), Leeds will face another uphill task as they’ve picked up just one point in eight encounters against sides starting the matchday in the top three since the beginning of the 2021/22 season (D1, L7). Moreover, the visitors are winless in their last nine midweek match-ups in the Premier League (D3, L6), conceding 30 goals in the process.
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