Manchester United v Leeds United, 20 December 2020

Score6-2 to Manchester United
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford

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Kick-off: 4.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 25 Manchester United won: 14 Drawn: 7 Leeds United won: 4 Manchester United scored: 41 Leeds United scored: 19 This was the first time that Manchester United had scored six or more goals in a game against Leeds United since a 6-0 win in League Division One at Old Trafford on 9 September 1959.

6 Manchester United

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

2 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Scott McTominay 2 G
Scott McTominay 3 G
Bruno Fernandes 20 G
Victor Lindelöf 37 G
Dan James 66 G
Bruno Fernandes penalty 70 P

Goals:

Liam Cooper 41 G
Stuart Dallas 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Anthony Martial

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Ezgjan Alioski Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Dallas Defender/Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Mateusz Klich Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder
Raphinha Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward
Rodrigo Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Telles for Luke Shaw 60
Edinson Cavani for Marcus Rashford 71
Donny van de Beek for Bruno Fernandes 71

Substitutions:

Jamie Shackleton for Mateusz Klich 46
Pascal Struijk for Kalvin Phillips 46
Leif Davis for Patrick Bamford 72

Cards:

Dan James 52 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Paul Pogba
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Forward Edinson Cavani
Forward Mason Greenwood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Oliver Casey
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Jamie Shackleton
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder Ian Poveda
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Tyler Roberts

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester United scored six or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since their 8-2 win against Arsenal on 28 August 2011. United avoided failing to score more than one goal in a game in eight consecutive home league games in the top dvision for the first time since April 1920 in League Division One. Scott McTominay became the first-ever player to score two goals in the first three minutes of a game in the Premier League; the previous quickest was four minutes by Ryan Giggs for Manchester United on 18 November 1995 and Duncan Ferguson for Newcastle United on 16 January 2000, both against Southampton. Having used their three substitutes, Manchester United played with ten men in added time at the end of the game when Scott McTominay was withdrawn due to injury.

Comments:

League position: 14th This was the first time that Leeds United had conceded six or more goals in a game since a 6-0 loss at Sheffield Wednesday in the League Championship on 11 January 2014. This was the first time that the Whites had conceded two goals in the opening three minutes of a game in the Premier League; previous quickest was five minutes in a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal on 26 October 1996. Liam Cooper had now scored in all of the top four league divisions (for Leeds United in the Premier League and League Championship, Carlisle United in League One and Chesterfield in League Two).

6 Manchester United

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Goals:

Scott McTominay 2 G
Scott McTominay 3 G
Bruno Fernandes 20 G
Victor Lindelöf 37 G
Dan James 66 G
Bruno Fernandes penalty 70 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Anthony Martial

Substitutions:

Alex Telles for Luke Shaw 60
Edinson Cavani for Marcus Rashford 71
Donny van de Beek for Bruno Fernandes 71

Cards:

Dan James 52 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Paul Pogba
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Forward Edinson Cavani
Forward Mason Greenwood

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester United scored six or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since their 8-2 win against Arsenal on 28 August 2011. United avoided failing to score more than one goal in a game in eight consecutive home league games in the top dvision for the first time since April 1920 in League Division One. Scott McTominay became the first-ever player to score two goals in the first three minutes of a game in the Premier League; the previous quickest was four minutes by Ryan Giggs for Manchester United on 18 November 1995 and Duncan Ferguson for Newcastle United on 16 January 2000, both against Southampton. Having used their three substitutes, Manchester United played with ten men in added time at the end of the game when Scott McTominay was withdrawn due to injury.

2 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Liam Cooper 41 G
Stuart Dallas 73 G

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Ezgjan Alioski Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Dallas Defender/Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Mateusz Klich Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder
Raphinha Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward
Rodrigo Forward

Substitutions:

Jamie Shackleton for Mateusz Klich 46
Pascal Struijk for Kalvin Phillips 46
Leif Davis for Patrick Bamford 72

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Oliver Casey
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Jamie Shackleton
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder Ian Poveda
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Tyler Roberts

Comments:

League position: 14th This was the first time that Leeds United had conceded six or more goals in a game since a 6-0 loss at Sheffield Wednesday in the League Championship on 11 January 2014. This was the first time that the Whites had conceded two goals in the opening three minutes of a game in the Premier League; previous quickest was five minutes in a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal on 26 October 1996. Liam Cooper had now scored in all of the top four league divisions (for Leeds United in the Premier League and League Championship, Carlisle United in League One and Chesterfield in League Two).