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 | Man United ruined Leeds in the resumption of the War of the Roses and came in third21-12-2020 |
Manchester United have achieved their most convincing victory in the Premier League this season, after beating Leeds 6-2 in the first edition of the `War of the Roses` in the Premier League in nearly 17 years. Thanks to the expressive success, the `red devils` came in third place in the standings, ahead of Everton by a goal difference. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer`s team is one point behind Leicester and five points behind champions Liverpool. However, Manchester United has one game less. Otherwise, today the 20-time champions dealt a heavy blow to Leeds at the very beginning, after Scott McTominey scored two goals by the third minute. Bruno Fernandes (20 `;, 70 `-e) also scored twice, and Victor Lindelof (37 `) and Daniel James (66 `) added one goal each. Liam Cooper (41 `) and Stuart Dallas (73 `) slightly embarrassed the guests, who performed well in attack, but touchingly in terms of defense.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made four changes compared to the match against Sheffield United this week. David De Gea returned to the door and Fred and Scott McTominey replaced Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic in midfield. Surprisingly, Daniel James started on the flank at the expense of Mason Greenwood. Marcelo Bielsa bet on the same team that defeated Newcastle 5:2 this week.
The hosts started in a brilliant way and took the lead in the 67th second. Rafinha lost the ball, Fernandes advanced and passed to Scott McTominey, who immediately shot from the edge of the penalty area. The Scot`s shot was very accurate and Meslie failed to reach the ball, which entered the crossbar. In the third minute McTomoney scored a second goal. Shaw made a touch, and Martial did very well with Eiling and Cooper and dropped the ball in the way of the Scot, who with a new nice shot made 2:0, becoming the first player in the history of the Premier League, who managed to score two goals in the first threeminutes.
After sleeping through the start, Leeds played better and began to control the ball more and attack De Gea`s goal. In the 29th minute Patrick Bamford even managed to score a goal, but it was correctly canceled due to an ambush. However, Leeds` defense was again caught unprepared a minute later, when a great counter of the `red devils` ended with a third goal. Fred was allowed to progress smoothly, then continued toward Martial. Eiling blocked the Frenchman`s shot, but there was Bruno Fernandes, who shot hard on the diagonal - 3:0.
Three minutes later, the score was 4-0. Shaw centered from a corner, Marcial deflected with his head on a nearby post, and Lindelof was left alone and scored close - four accurate shots, four goals.
Leeds` relatively good attack, which had nothing to do with the team`s terrible defensive performance, came to fruition three minutes before the break when Cooper stepped up and intercepted a header from a corner by Phillips. De Gea failed to stop the ball that went into theAt the beginning of the second half, Marcial missed a great opportunity after receiving from Bruno Fernandes and shooting technically, but the ball flew to the side. De Gea parried a great shot from Rafinha`s air, after which the ball hit the goal