Man. United triumph in six-goal thriller against Leeds

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Manchester United players celebrate their victory against Leeds
Published By: Kazeem Ugbodaga

20th February, 2022

Manchester United beat Leeds United 4-2  on Sunday to hold on to fourth spot in the English Premier League.

United were two goals ahead in the first half before Leeds fought back to equalise in the second half.

United then added two more goals to carry the day and claimed all three points away from home.

Harry Maguire put United in front on 34 minutes after he jumped highest inside the box to meet a perfectly executed corner kick by Luke Shaw.

His bullet header went towards the middle of the goal and behind the goalkeeper.

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On five minutes added time, Jadon Sancho showcased his great technique and produced a beautiful lofted cross into the box. Bruno Fernandes met the cross and got himself onto the scoresheet with a header down into the middle of the net.

Rodrigo pulled one back for Leeds on 53 minutes after sending a lofted ball into the box which was totally misjudged by the keeper and defence and ended up in the back of the net.
The homers equalised one minute later as Raphinha met a perfect cross from Daniel James deep inside the box, and he produced an accurate strike which went into the bottom right corner.
United got back into the lead on 70 minutes after Jadon Sancho produced a great pass that found Fred inside the penalty area, who took advantage of the situation to rifle a shot into the left side of the goal.
Two minutes to duration time, Bruno Fernandes fed Anthony Elanga inside the box, who was unmarked and buried the ball in the right side of the net.

 

 

 

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