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After only 2 minutes on the field, Joshua Zirkzee (right) immediately made an assist for Matheus Cunha (center) in Man United’s match against Leeds United in the Premier League, Sunday (4/1/2026) at Elland Road.
BOLASPORT.COM – After only playing for 2 minutes, Joshua Zirkzee made an assist to save Man United from defeat in the match against Leeds United.
With the performance graph still fluctuating, Man United appeared to face Leeds United in the 20th week of the Premier League match.
The match was held at Elland Road Stadium, Sunday (4/1/2026).
The completeness of Manchester United’s squad is still not perfect with Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo still unavailable due to injury or being on duty with the national team at the Africa Cup of Nations.
19 year old defender, Ayden Heaven, is still believed to be the starter while a number of young players such as Jack Fletcher, Tyler Fletcher, Shea Lacey, Bendito Mantato and Godwill Kukonki fill the Red Devils bench.
Leeds are still in the bottom half of the table but Daniel Farke’s side are unbeaten since December.
Achieving 2 wins and 4 draws in 6 matches, Leeds was even able to beat Chelsea and held Liverpool twice during that period.
Their striker, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, had always scored goals in 6 consecutive matches before stopping in a 0-0 draw against Liverpool on Thursday (1/1/2026).
Matheus Cunha managed to break through Leeds United’s goal in the 8th minute but the referee immediately disallowed the goal for offside.
Until the 35th minute, neither team had a shot on target.
In the 36th minute, Calvert-Lewin’s header following a cross from the right only hit Man United’s goal post.
Manchester United’s first attempt on target occurred in the 40th minute.
