Welcome to the 1st Matchday Thread of the new season and a tasty away fixture to get the ball rolling.
Those lucky enough to have tickets Enjoy and sing your hearts out 😃
Venue...Old Trafford...Date...14th Aug...Kick Off...12:30hrs
Team News
Leeds United
Summer-signing Junior Firpo is fit to make his Premier League debut for Leeds after shaking off a knock suffered during pre-season.
Midfielder Jamie Shackleton, who suffered a concussion in pre-season, has also been passed fit.
Man Utd
Jadon Sancho will be involved for Manchester United against Leeds but Raphael Varane has not completed his move in time for the Premier League clash.
The United boss says he is "still missing a few players through injury and Covid", with Jesse Lingard absent for last weekend's friendly against Everton after testing positive.
Dean Henderson has been feeling the after effects of the illness and Edinson Cavani is completing isolation after an extended break. Eric Bailly and Amad Diallo are yet to return to United training after the Olympics while Alex Telles and Marcus Rashford are injured.
Links.................... BT Sports...............or................
Video....... Hesgoal, usagoals Beinsports ? getting harder to find
(there's also streams on Social media I believe )
Match Facts
Manchester United and Leeds United are set to face in their opening top-flight league matches of the season for the first time since 1970-71, with Leeds winning 1-0 at Old Trafford with a goal from Mick Jones ahead of finishing runners-up in the league that season.
Leeds are winless in their last 16 league visits to Old Trafford against Manchester United (D6 L10) since a 1-0 win in February 1981, and lost 6-2 there last season. Leeds have played more Premier League matches at Old Trafford without winning than any other stadium (13).
Manchester United lost their first Premier League match last season, losing 3-1 at Old Trafford against Crystal Palace. They haven't lost their opening top-flight match in consecutive seasons since 1972-73 and 1973-74, going on to be relegated in the latter season.
After going 14 consecutive top-flight seasons without losing their opening match between 1990-91 and 2003-04, Leeds suffered a 4-3 defeat against Liverpool last season. They last lost their first top-flight league match in consecutive seasons in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
Manchester United conceded 28 goals at home in the Premier League last season, their most at Old Trafford in a single campaign since 1962-63 (38).
Indeed, Old Trafford saw more goals scored than any other stadium in the Premier League last season (66 - F38 A28), while Leeds' away games were more prolific than any other side (67 goals - F34 A33).
There it is then, according to Robin Koch the Team are ready and raring to go, the Fans are back in the stadiums and old rivalries are re-kindled what more could you ask for (an Away Win would be nice )
Right, I'm going for a tight 1-2 with Klich and Paddy getting the goals
Over to You.....................................Predictions etc............................
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Hi Admins, hope you had a good summer can we go Live Please
Leeds Utd v Man Utd Matchday Thread
posted on 14/8/21
I know we were down 3 players today.
But, they didn't have Varane yet, Sancho came off bench. And they had several other injuries to first
teamers. We can't really use that excuse. They are
better than us and the vast majority of the Prem/Europe.
No shame in this defeat.
posted on 14/8/21
comment by Kern (U4664)
posted 19 minutes ago
I know we were down 3 players today.
But, they didn't have Varane yet, Sancho came off bench. And they had several other injuries to first
teamers. We can't really use that excuse. They are
better than us and the vast majority of the Prem/Europe.
No shame in this defeat.
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We can’t use what excuse? The fact they are better than us and most of Prem/Europe or the fact their 25 man squad cost £680m (pre Varanasi I think) and ours £120m?
posted on 14/8/21
comment by Kern (U4664)
posted 6 minutes ago
I know we were down 3 players today.
But, they didn't have Varane yet, Sancho came off bench. And they had several other injuries to first
teamers. We can't really use that excuse. They are
better than us and the vast majority of the Prem/Europe.
No shame in this defeat.
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Naturally they would be able to cover absentees better than us, when they have spent so much on their squad. James is the only player in their starting XI who wouldn't start for us imo
posted on 14/8/21
Absolutely Lubo. But add our 3 absentees and I bet
we'd still be on the end of a defeat. Probably. At best,
we could've scraped a point. I doubt that though.
posted on 14/8/21
comment by Outwood White (U9610)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
One player would change this team
One quality cm player.
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Thought that was going to be Rodrigo.
He's just not playing the same game as the rest of the team at the moment. He may as well not have been on the pitch today.
I wonder what the problem is with him? It's as though his head's gone as well as his energy levels.
If we had him at 100% we'd have our Hernandez replacement.
posted on 14/8/21
comment by LeedsFanFor46Years - Prem4harj (U6871)
posted 35 minutes ago
comment by Outwood White (U9610)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
One player would change this team
One quality cm player.
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Thought that was going to be Rodrigo.
He's just not playing the same game as the rest of the team at the moment. He may as well not have been on the pitch today.
I wonder what the problem is with him? It's as though his head's gone as well as his energy levels.
If we had him at 100% we'd have our Hernandez replacement.
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Who knows? Maybe just a bad day at the office?
posted on 14/8/21
comment by Lubo - Struijk of Genius (U14008)
posted 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
comment by Kern (U4664)
posted 6 minutes ago
I know we were down 3 players today.
But, they didn't have Varane yet, Sancho came off bench. And they had several other injuries to first
teamers. We can't really use that excuse. They are
better than us and the vast majority of the Prem/Europe.
No shame in this defeat.
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Naturally they would be able to cover absentees better than us, when they have spent so much on their squad. James is the only player in their starting XI who wouldn't start for us imo
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And 50% of the Leeds fans I was with today want to sign James.
posted on 14/8/21
Count me in the other 50%. James is crap.
posted on 14/8/21
comment by Kern (U4664)
posted 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Count me in the other 50%. James is crap.
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Bielsa would love him.
posted on 15/8/21
Not a James fan. Dodged a bullet there I think - but maybe MB would have made him a better player by now. I see no improvement in him really.