Return of the Top Tier Arch-Rivalry of Manchester United & Leeds United
The rivalry of Manchester United & Leeds United kick-started with the opening week of the 2021-22 Premier League season last Saturday, 14th 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 15th century. Context to this, rivalry nicknamed Roses rivalry or the Pennines derby. Two teams battling from the 20th 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 continuing the rivalry with Manchester United, but this time with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. They played in Old Trafford last season which ended up a 6-2 win for Manchester United and a draw in the return leg in Elland Road. Despite the 6-2 defeat, Leeds played some magnificent football to win their next two games by keeping clean sheets.
It's fair to say Leeds are back and it's a matter of time they beat the classic top four of the English Premier League to write about their new era in the legendary books, again.
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