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Leny Yoro 'Starts' Game for Another Club after Man United win over Sunderland
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Updated 09:36 6 Oct 2025 GMT+1Published 09:31 6 Oct 2025 GMT+1

Leny Yoro 'Starts' Game for Another Club after Man United win over Sunderland

The young defender was back in the starting lineup for Manchester United at the weekend.

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Manchester United fans were surprised to see Leny Yoro kicking off a match for another club following the 2-0 win over Sunderland.

On Saturday afternoon, Ruben Amorim picked up a much-needed win as Manchester United beat Sunderland 2-0 at at Old Trafford, with goals from Mason Mount and summer star signing Benjamin Sesko.

The win was just the third that United have picked up across eight games so far this season in all competitions and comes just as the pressure on Amorim started to reach a tipping point.

Young defender Yoro returned to the starting lineup for the match having spent recent time on the bench, putting in a performance that has lead to many calling for him to remain in the team for the foreseeable future.

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But less than 24 hours later, the 19-year-old was spotted kicking off a match for two other teams, prompting United fans to ask exactly what he was doing there.

Leny Yoro impressed against Sunderland. (Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)
Leny Yoro impressed against Sunderland. (Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Ahead of his arrival at Old Trafford in a deal worth up to €70million, Yoro spent most of his youth career playing for Ligue 1 side Lille before being signing his first professional contract with the club in January 2022.

Yoro went on to make 87 appearances for the French club across the senior, youth and development teams and has often spoken out about his love for Lille and its fans.

Because of this, the defender was asked to attend Lille's recent match against French giants Paris Saint-Germain and kick-off the match at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

But that didn't stop United fans from expressing complete confusion as to why he was involved in the match in Lille just one day after United's win over Sunderland.

Reacting to a clip of the kick-off on TikTok, one United fan asked: "Why did Leny Yoro kick off when he plays in England,"

While another claimed: "He wasn't supposed to leave Lille look now."

And one joked: "Lenny Yoro to lille, here we go!"

Yoro played for Lille before joining Manchester United. (Image: ANP via Getty Images)
Yoro played for Lille before joining Manchester United. (Image: ANP via Getty Images)

After taking the ceremonial kick-off while wearing a Lille shirt with Yoro 15 on the back and a club scarf Yoro left the pitch, with former Arsenal and Chelsea legend Olivier Giroud taking the real kick-off.

With PSG missing the likes of Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue, Lille were able to secure a draw with the reigning champions, with Ethan Mbappe, brother of Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe, scoring against his former side in the 1-1 draw.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Leny Yoro, Football, Ruben Amorim, PSG, Premier League, Man Utd

Ben McCrum
Ben McCrum

Ben is a sports journalist who specialises in football, Formula One and MMA. He has written for publications such as Manchester Evening News, WiganToday, Manchester World and beIN Sports. Throughout his career, he has interviewed top athletes including Gareth Southgate, Luke Littler, Tom Aspinall and Jenson Button.

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