Premier League: Man United battle to win over Leeds

 Leeds United 0 - 2 Manchester United

The Red Devils scored twice in the final 10 minutes at Elland Road to leave Leeds deep in relegation trouble.

Three days on from Marcus Rashford netting the Red Devils' first goal as they came back from 2-0 down at home to secure a Premier League draw, he broke the deadlock when he rose to meet Luke Shaw's curling cross to head past Illan Meslier for his 21st goal of a superb season.

Alejandro Garnacho then outpaced the home defence before beating Meslier at his near post to the joy of Erik ten Hag.

Many pundits have argued that the result was harsh on Leeds. They created a number of opportunities but could not beat David de Gea.

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The United boss told MUTV: "We made changes to avoid fatigue. We are the only team in Europe to be in four competitions, so we have to rotate, but we also have to use the group from a tactical point of view. I think that's what wins the game." 

One fan told us: "Maguire & Malacia] played a good game. Harry defensively and the organisation, and Ty was good with the ball. He stopped Summerville, except for one point, but for the rest, he had a very good game." 

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Oliver, a Leeds fan living in Huddersfield, told us: "It was a decent performance over the first 45 minutes but we struggled after that. Our lack of quality in the final third is going to be a huge problem over the last three months of the season. I am really starting to fear that we might get relegated.

Iain was a Leeds fan who had a similar perspective on the match However, he argued that there is a hope for them to stay up. He tweeted: "We gave it a real go, and they only really came into it in the last 15 mins. We didn’t have enough quality or composure in the final third. Rutter isn't fit enough. Overall I thought we showed enough fight to keep us up."

Stat time

Despite it only being February, Marcus Rashford this season has scored more headed goals in the Premier League (3), than any other season in his Manchester United career. He is really starting to become a striker that Manchester United can rely on to score at crucial times throughout individual matches and the season as a whole.