Leeds v Manchester United: Confirmed teams and line ups in Premier League
Premier League, Round 7 Leeds LEE 18/10/202614:00 Manchester United MUN Leeds can go six points clear of rivals Manchester United when the pair meet in the Premier League at Elland Road. Daniel Farke's side go into the match in eighth place and have only lost once all season; while Michael Carrick's visitors have only won once and start the day in 14th place.
United's haul of six points is their lowest after six league games since 1986-87 under Ron Atkinson (4) - when Sir Alex Ferguson was sent for. For a second consecutive season, the Red Devils have no clean sheets in their first six games, the first time they've done so in back-to-back campaigns since 1930-31 and 1931-32.
"They have made a huge investment in assembling their squad over a number of years and have quality all over the pitch," said Farke in today's programme. "We go into the match expecting nothing other than a very difficult game.
We know how much this game means to or fans. It's a proper rivalry and we will be doing everything to get a victory.
Here's how the teams line up. Team News for Leeds v Manchester United Leeds are in good form and are unchanged from the side which faced Arsenal.
United start Lisandro Martinez despite his explosive criticism in midweek following the defeat to Atletico Madrid. Carrick told Sky Sports: I said in the week that what is done is done and we have prepared the team for this game.
We have to bring passion to win games of football and none more so than today." Harry Maguire returns to what could be a back three, with Amad also coming in for Marcus Rashford. Confirmed line-ups for Leeds v Manchester United Leeds XI: James Trafford, Tarik Muharemovic, Nico Elvedi, James Justin, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ao Tanaka, Ethan Ampadu, Jayden Bogle, Noah Okafor, Anton Stach, Dominic Calvert-Lewin Manchester United XI: Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martínez, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Carlos Baleba, Andrey Santos, Amad Diallo, Youri Tielemans, Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo ℹ️ Official lineups are not available yet.
They are usually announced 20-40 minutes before kickoff, depending on the competition. Where to Watch Leeds v Manchester United: TV and online streams The match is live on Sky Sports Main event and can be streamed on Sky's platforms and NOW.
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