Bryan Mbeumo scored for Manchester United and Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised for Leeds United in a 1-1 draw at Elland Road on Sunday 18 October. United have won one of their seven Premier League games this season, with four draws and two defeats, according to Sky Sports.
Mbeumo scores, Calvert-Lewin levels from a corner
Mbeumo gave United the lead in the 35th minute, finishing low at the front post after a delivery from Youri Tielemans, according to Sky Sports and Leeds United's match report. He had headed another Tielemans cross wide while unmarked earlier in the first half, according to Sky Sports and Goal. Senne Lammens also made a full-stretch save to deny Nico Elvedi, according to Goal and Leeds United.
Calvert-Lewin equalised in the 51st minute, scoring from close range after Tarik Muharemović flicked on a corner, according to Sky Sports and Leeds United. Sky Sports described the corner as poorly defended. Leeds head coach Daniel Farke said his side should have kept up their dominance after the equaliser and that too many of their shots went over the crossbar, according to Goal.
Highlights of Leeds v Manchester United, from Manchester United's official channel.
United's shape and changes
United played without a recognised striker for most of the match, with Tielemans in a more attacking role, according to Sky Sports. The National said Tielemans moved higher with Carlos Baleba behind him, a change that set up the opener. Michael Carrick kept a back three, and Lisandro Martínez was replaced at half-time by Noussair Mazraoui, according to Sky Sports.
Mason Mount came on for Baleba in the 74th minute and Matheus Cunha replaced Tielemans in the 84th, according to Leeds United's report. Bruno Fernandes and Leeds' Gabriel Gudmundsson were both booked early in a physical opening, according to Goal.
Farke and Calvert-Lewin on a point
Farke said his team were the better side and were disappointed to take only a point, according to SPORTbible. He also said Leeds should not have been behind at half-time and that he took being labelled favourites as a compliment, according to Goal. Calvert-Lewin said Leeds were unlucky not to win and lacked quality in the final third, particularly in the first half, according to Sky Sports.
Leeds are seventh with 10 points, three ahead of United, according to The National and Goal, and remain unbeaten at home this season, according to SPORTbible.
Carrick calls it a fresh start
It felt like a bit of a fresh start today
Michael Carrick, as quoted by Sky Sports
Carrick also accepted that confidence is not high, according to SPORTbible. He said United lacked their usual edge in the final third and that Leeds' long throws and corners were a threat, according to Goal. Harry Maguire said United could have been braver with the ball, according to Sky Sports.
A poor run in context
United's one win from seven league games is their fewest at this stage of a top-flight season since 1986-87, and they have not won a league game since August, according to Sky Sports. They are winless in six games in all competitions, their longest such run since 2018-19, according to Goal.
The draw followed a 0-0 home draw with Tottenham, after which United were booed off, according to Sky Sports, and a 2-0 defeat by Atlético Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, which we previewed in our Atlético Madrid preview, according to SPORTbible. Martínez publicly criticised the club's hierarchy after the Atlético defeat, according to SPORTbible, and was fined, according to Goal.
What comes next
United travel to Como in the Champions League on Wednesday 21 October, according to Goal. They then host Bournemouth at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday 25 October, according to theScore's fixture listing. Leeds visit Sunderland on the same day, according to Goal.
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