Manchester United Batter Leeds Thanks To First Half Rout
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Manchester United beat Leeds 6-2 on Sunday, thanks to a first half rout of Marcelo Bielsa's side.
After 16 years of waiting to face their feirce rivals in the Premier League again, the Yorkshire side allowed the match to be over as a contest before the half time whistle was blown.
Leeds didn't appear to realise the game had started for the first three minutes, allowing Scott McTominay to score twice and completely change the game before many will have sat down to watch.
That first strike from Scott McTominay after just :six::seven: seconds :fire:
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WHAT A START :muscle:
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Scott McTominay scores TWICE inside five minutes!
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Bruno Fernandes and Victor Lindelof then doubled the two goal lead, to leave Leeds with no way back after only 37 minutes.
Ruthless Manchester United :fire:
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Bruno Fernandes makes it three and the Red Devils are rampant!
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Fans of the Whites weren't helped in their disappointment by the sight of Bielsa sipping from a Man Utd cup on the sidelines as his team were taken apart by the Red Devils.
Bielsa doesn't know the importance of this game to @LUFC or he wouldn't be drinking his cup of tea/coffee out of a Manchester United cup #MUNLEE pic.twitter.com/Cj3f7IdW1J
- cj (@HullCity1975) December 20, 2020
Liam Cooper grabbed a consolation just before the break, but it wasn't enough to inspire a comeback.
The game was less end-to-end in the second half, but Daniel James hit the back of the net to make it 5-1 just after the hour had passed - before Fernandes doubled his tally by scoring from the spot after Anthony Martial went down in the box.
IT'S FIVE! :hand_splayed:️
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Dan James finishes well to put the game well and truly beyond doubt
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Another consolation from Stuart Dallas wasn't enough to hide Leeds' blushes, and fans of all teams were shocked by Leeds' shoddy defending.
Defending at Leeds United is more of an idea than an actual concept
- xCHIRS (@xCHIRS_) December 20, 2020
Leeds simply not interested in defending
- Asher (@asher_b) December 20, 2020
McTominay has looked unreal today but it's only because this Leeds midfield couldn't give a monkeys about defending :joy:
- Tom Baillie (@Tommybaillie) December 20, 2020
Most thankless job in British football must be being
- Gala Foxes (@Galafoxes) December 20, 2020
Leeds United's keeper - none of their defenders bother defending
If United didn't keep shooting straight at the Leeds keeper when clean through, this would be easily double figures. Leeds are a disaster defensively.
- Jonathan O'Brien (@obrien_jonathan) December 20, 2020
I cant even call this a defence from Leeds
- #INDIGO (@ikonicfcb75) December 20, 2020
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