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The rivalry of Manchester United & Leeds United kick-started with the opening week of the 2021-22 Premier League season last Saturday, 14 th  of August at Old Trafford with 72,732 attendance. With the magic of Pogba and Bruno red devils won the game comfortably 5-1.  This rivalry originated from the strong enmity between the historic counties of Lancashire & Yorkshire, back in the wars of the roses of the 15 th   century. Context to this, rivalry nicknamed Roses rivalry or the Pennines derby. Two teams battling from the  20 th  of January 1923 to the present day.  Leeds United returned to the top flight 2020-21 season after their longest period outside of Premier League, 16 years between 2004-2020. Since the return, Marcelo Bielsa's men played aggressive attacking football throughout the 2020-21 season which they were hard to beat in Elland Road.  This newly invented style of play of Leeds attracted more fans for their new era. And they're...

2021-22 Premier League opening match week started with a big upset to the Arteta’s Gunners side in West London, on 13 th of August 2021. Match ended up with a 2-0 win for the newly promoted Brentford F.C in their home ground. Commentators actually said, “who got promoted, Arsenal or Brentford” because of Arsenal's bad performances recently, and in the game. However, for the Brentford fans, it felt like a final in Wembley Stadium.  Match started with an amazing atmosphere from the home crowd since this is their first top-flight appearance in nearly 74 years. It was 1947 when Brentford played in the top-tier game last time and just happened to be home to Arsenal which was ended up with a 1-0 victory for the Gunners in Griffin Park. Since then Bees were playing in divisions three and four. However, Brentford won the 2021 Championship final to get promoted to top-tier football again.  On the other hand, Arsenal currently having the worst form of their clubs' history. Since Arsene...