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The rivalry between Leeds United and Manchester United, sometimes nicknamed the Roses rivalry or the Pennines derby, is a footballing rivalry played between the  Northern English clubs Leeds United and Manchester United. The rivalry originates from the strong enmity between the historic counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, which is popularly believed to have its origins in the Wars of the Roses of the 15th century. Although the cities of Leeds and  Manchester lie over 40 miles (64 km) apart, the tradition is upheld and this strong feeling can still be seen between the two clubs. Today we will discuss about Manchester United vs Leeds: Highlights Today| Results| Goals.

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In the past, rivalry between the two clubs has gone beyond the action on the field at Old Trafford and Elland Road. Hostility became more intense over the years and during the 1970s, when British football hooliganism was at its height, fights between the Leeds United Service Crew and Manchester United’s Red Army, two of the most notorious hooligan firms in Britain, were commonplace and became known as some of the most violent clashes in British football.

Highlights Today

Manchester United vs Leeds

Manchester United’s Premier League season commences on Saturday afternoon against Leeds at Old Trafford. Jadon Sancho reported for training on Monday and, despite illness delaying his start for pre-season, he’s in contention to make his United debut. Raphael Varane underwent his medical earlier this week but his transfer is still yet to be made official.

“Jadon is going to be involved, definitely. He’s had a good week. Unfortunately, he was ill after his holiday and we’ve lost out on a few days of training with him,” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said at his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon.

Results

Bruno Fernandes fired in a hat-trick of goals in front of a raucous Old Trafford as Manchester United thrashed Leeds United 5-1 to get their Premier League season off to a flying start on Saturday. Paul Pogba also starred with four assists – one more than he managed in the whole of last season in the league – to help United run riot in front of their first full crowd in 17 months. Stay updated with TOI to get all the live score updates of English Premier League clash between Manchester United and Leeds United.

Goals

Competition Leeds United wins Draws Manchester United wins Leeds United goals Manchester United goals
League 26 33 38 105 141
FA Cup 3 3 4 5 10
League Cup 0 0 5 4 12
Total 29 36 48 114 163
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