Manchester United and Leeds meet tonight in a cross-Pennine tussle with a lot on the road at each ends of the desk.
United have been revitalised below Michael Carrick and a win would assist them solidify third spot within the Premier League forward of a chasing pack that features Aston Villa and Liverpool.
Carrick has suffered only one defeat since succeeding Ruben Amorim in January and the hosts are odds-on favourites to see off a Leeds staff which have registered simply two Premier League wins since Christmas.
The West Yorkshire aspect begin the night three factors away from the relegation zone, with rivals West Ham and Nottingham Forest each choosing up factors this weekend. Tottenham stay in peril, having misplaced at Sunderland.
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Manchester United vs Leeds stats
- Manchester United are unbeaten in 18 dwelling league video games towards Leeds (W11 D7) since a 1-0 loss in February 1981 below Dave Sexton
- They’ve misplaced certainly one of their final 20 league video games towards Leeds (W12 D7) and are unbeaten in all 5 night kick-offs towards them within the Premier League (W3 D2 – 19:00 or later)
- Michael Carrick has received all six of his Premier League video games at Outdated Trafford as United boss (1 in 2021, 5 in 2026). Solely Carlo Ancelotti (7), Sven-Goran Eriksson (9), and Manuel Pellegrini (11) have had longer profitable begins at dwelling as Premier League managers
- Bruno Fernandes has been concerned in eight targets in six Premier League appearances towards Leeds (6 targets, 2 assists), which is greater than every other United participant has towards them within the competitors
- The playmaker has created 101 possibilities within the Premier League this season, the third time he has created not less than 100 in a marketing campaign within the competitors, after 2022/23 (119) and 2023/24 (114)
- The Portugal worldwide is certainly one of three gamers on report (from 2003/04) to realize that feat in three separate Premier League seasons, together with Frank Lampard (2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10) and Kevin De Bruyne (2016/17, 2017/18, 2019/20)
- Following their 1-1 draw at Elland Highway in January, Leeds may keep away from shedding each league conferences with United in a season for the primary time since 1994/95
- Leeds have failed to attain in every of their final 4 Premier League video games, the longest ongoing run on this season’s competitors. Solely from January to March 1982 have they ever gone longer with out scoring of their league historical past (6 in a row) – a season through which they had been relegated from the top-flight
- They’ve drawn seven of their final eight away video games within the Premier League (L1), with no aspect drawing extra on the highway within the division in 2025/26 (Bournemouth and Man Utd have additionally drawn 7 every)
- The Whites have drawn their final 4, solely ending stage in additional away video games in succession as soon as of their league historical past (6, from August to October 1998)
- Solely Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins (374), United’s Bryan Mbeumo (369), and Brentford’s Igor Thiago (345) have made extra off-ball runs in behind within the Premier League this season than Leeds’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (282), accounting for 54% of his whole off-ball runs (523)
