Manchester United v Leeds United
14 August 1230hrs
Football – England – Premier League
Pick Manchester Utd win
Bookmaker Marathonbet
Odds: 1.61 odds taken 0245 GMT, Saturday 14th August
Saturday features action from the Premier League with Manchester United taking on Leeds United at Old Trafford.
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Manchester United Preview – Can Man Utd beat old foes?
Manchester United finished runners-up behind their ‘noisy neighbours’, Manchester City, in last season’s Premier League title race but it was still a reasonably successful season for the Red Devils and an improvement upon previous recent campaigns.
Realistically, United never looked like being serious contenders for the domestic top flight title but they emerged as the ‘best of the rest’ as they finished five points ahead of 3rd placed Liverpool, and having lost just two of their last 18 matches of the season, the hosts look in good shape to make a positive start in this lunchtime clash against Leeds United.
Manchester United lost just two of their last nine games at home too, while previous exchanges against Leeds have seen the hosts win three of the last four meetings with the last encounter ending in a rousing 6-2 win for Manchester United.
Leeds United Preview – Can Leeds continue improvement?
Overall, it was a successful and solid campaign for Leeds United in their return to the Premier League as the Yorkshire club achieved a 9th place finish in the English top flight which realistically, would have been beyond most fans’ reasonable expectations.
Leeds finished last season with a flourish, winning their last four matches on the trot with victories gained over Tottenham, Burnley, Southampton and West Brom, while the visitors tended not to bother with draws on the road.
It was either win or loss for Leeds on the road last season as Leeds’ away record of 10-0-9 34/33 indicates, but Marcelo Bielsa’s job this term will be to make Leeds a tougher unit to score against as they conceded the highest number of goals away from home out of all the teams in the top half of the division last term.
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Manchester United v Leeds United
Key Facts – Manchester United v Leeds United Tip
- Man Utd lost just 2 of their last 18 matches in the EPL
- Leeds conceded the highest number of goals away from home last season
- Man Utd have won 3 of the last 4 meetings v Leeds
Manchester United fuelled by Bruno Fernandes will be keen to get off to a good start here.
The best betting odds for Manchester United v Leeds United
Man Utd to win: 1.61 at Marathonbet
Draw: 4.60 at Marathonbet
Leeds to win: 6.10 at Marathonbet
