Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw at Elland Road as bitter rivals Leeds extended their unbeaten run to seven games.Ruben Amorin’s side, held by the same scoreline against Wolves on Tuesday, had to come from behind on this occasion after Brenden Aaronson put Leeds ahead when he outpaced Ayden Heaven to beat Senne Lammens in the second half.
The visitors hit back quickly, however, with Matheus Cunha finishing smartly on the angle just 174 seconds after the opening goal, having been played through by substitute Joshua Zirkzee.
The equaliser set up a frantic finale which featured chances for both sides. Cunha went closest for Manchester United when he struck the outside of the post from the edge of the box, while Benjamin Sesko fired wastefully wide from Zirkzee’s cut-back.
Player ratings: Cunha shines
Leeds: Perri (7), Justin (7), Bornauw (7), Bijol (7), Struijk (7), Gudmundsson (7), Gruev (6), Stach (7), Aaronson (8), Okafor (6), Calvert-Lewin (6)
Subs: Nmecha (6), Tanaka (6), Gnonto (6), Piroe (n/a)
Man Utd: Lammens (7), Yoro (7), Heaven (7), Martinez (7), Dalot (6), Ugarte (6), Casemiro (7), Shaw (7), Dorgu (7), Cunha (8), Sesko (5)
Subs: Zirkzee (7)
Player of the Match: Matheus Cunha
Joel Piroe then came close to a winner at the other end when he fired narrowly over with his first touch after coming off the bench.
Leeds also struck the post from Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s glancing header in the first half, while Noah Okafor had an overhead kick superbly saved at full stretch by Lammens.
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Matheus Cunha celebrates his equaliser for Man Utd against Leeds
Amorim’s side had other scoring opportunities too, the best of which saw Leeds goalkeeper Lucas Perri make a fine reflex stop from Leny Yoro’s close-range header.
Manchester United showed some improvement from the Wolves draw, after which they were booed off at Old Trafford, but the result leaves them with one win from their last five Premier League games.For Leeds, it is another step towards safety, a seventh game without defeat which puts them eight points clear of the relegation zone.
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2026-01-04 14:29:00
