Manchester United have been limited in playing pre-season games but one of note was last week when, at this ground, they crushed Premier League rivals Everton 4-0 and that felt like statement win.
Manchester United will begin their 2021-22 Premier League campaign with a home fixture against Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United on Saturday afternoon.
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Manchester United finished last season without any silverware, but they made the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, semi-finals of the EFL Cup and final of the Europa League, and Solskjaer will be desperate to take the final step in 2021-22, with the Norwegian certainly being backed in the transfer market this summer.
⚽️ Manchester United: De Gea / Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw / Matic, Fernandes, Pogba / Greenwood, Martial, James
⚽️ Leeds United: Meslier / Ayling, Struijk, Cooper, Dallas / Raphinha, Rodrigo, Koch, Klich, Harrison / Bamford
Manchester United vs Leeds United
English Premier League
Date: Saturday 14th August 2021
Kick off at 12:30 UK/ 13:30 CET
Venue: Old Trafford (Manchester).
Manchester United vs Leeds United Head-to-Head
- Manchester United averaged 1.92 goals per game in the top-flight last season.
- Last season Manchester United beat Leeds in this fixture 6-2.
- Mason Greenwood has scored six goals in his last eight Premier League appearances.
- Manchester United have scored 9 goals past Leeds in their last 3 meetings.
- Leeds have not beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford in the league since 1981.
Manchester United vs Leeds United: Prediction
Manchester United looked up for it in front of 55,000 fans as they thrashed Everton 4-0 in a pre-season friendly last weekend and while they did suffer a poor end to last season the return of spectators for such a high-profile match is sure to spur them on.
They ended up just three points shy of European qualification a run of four straight victories saw the Lilywhites end the campaign on a high, although three defeats and two draws from their last five pre-season games is a slight concern for the visiting fans.