Reporter Park Moon-soo = Manchester United (Man Utd) rose against Leeds United Derby won 2-0. With this win, Manchester United rose to second place in the Premier League, ahead of Manchester City, who are facing Aston Villa. The difference between them and Arsenal is 5 points.
Manchester United won 2-0 thanks to consecutive goals from Rashford and Garnacho in the away game against Leeds United in the 2022/23 season Premier League round 23 held at ‘Allen Road’ on the afternoon of the 12th (Korean time).
With three points, Manchester United moved up to second place, overtaking Manchester City. With Manchester United playing two more games, the difference between the two teams is one point.
Due to the delayed game schedule, the two teams faced off again following the previous match. The last time they met at Old Trafford was a 2-2 draw. Leeds scored two goals first, and United caught up with two goals.
In the case of the home team Leeds, Bamford was the front striker, while Somerville, Nonto and Harrison were deployed in the second line. At the waist, Adams and McKennie matched. In the back four, Ailee, Koch, Weber, Firpo, and Mellie wore goalkeeper gloves.
With Behorst as the forward striker, Manchester United deployed Rashford, Fernandez and Sancho in the second line. With Fred and Sabitzer working together from the waist down, Dalot and Maguire, Luke Shaw, Malacia and De Gea kept the goal in the back four.
The basic formation for both teams was 4-2-3-1. However, he came out with a slightly different lineup from the previous game. In the case of Leeds, there was a change in the defense. In the second line, Somerville, not Sinistera, started. Manchester United’s central defense has changed. It was Maguire and Shaw, not Baran and Martinez. In the second line, Sancho, not Garnacho, started.
Leeds had a good chance in the 4th minute of the first half. Bamford fired the ball from Weber from the left, but it was blocked by De Gea. In the second ball situation, Somerville tried another shot, but it missed the target.
In the 20th minute of the first half, Manchester United also had a chance. Fernandez, who received Sancho’s pass from the right flank, tried to shoot but missed.
35 minutes in the first half This time, Leeds had a chance. When Maguire made a mistake in the back pass process, Harrison took the ball away. After breaking through the penalty box, I tried to cross, but Maguirei handled it.
In the 39th minute of the first half, Fernandez attempted a right-footed inside shot, but was embraced by Mellie.
Leeds also had a chance in the 44th minute of the first half. Somerville attempted a shot following a breakthrough. It was a shot following a momentary breakthrough. De Hare knocked it off, and Maguire blocked the second ball with his waist. Once again Somerville got the ball, but Malacia cleared it.
In the first half extra time, United had a decisive chance. Taking advantage of Weber’s mistake, Fernandez intercepted the ball. He attempted a right-footed shot following the breakthrough, but was blocked by goalkeeper Mellie. Fernandez’s momentary movement was good, but Mellie’s goalkeeper’s saving ability stood out in a one-on-one situation with the opponent.
In the 6th minute of the second half, the home team Leeds had a chance. In the free kick situation, Harrison’s ball hit the United defense and came out. In the second ball situation, Ailing tried to shoot, but it missed. 바카라
In the 10th minute of the second half, Manchester United’s Rashford rushed after receiving a Fred pass. He attempted a shot from the penalty box, but was blocked by the Leeds defense. In the 17th minute of the second half, Manchester United had a decisive chance. Dalot, who received Fred’s pass from outside the penalty box, tried a powerful mid-range shot, but it hit the post.
In the midst of a one-step battle, Man United solver Rashford eventually activated the first goal. In the 35th minute of the second half, Rashford finished an early cross from Luke Shaw, who received a pass from Sabitzer, with a header shot to make it 1-0. A VAR review followed, and the referee conceded a goal.
Continuing the momentum, Manchester United ran away 2-0 with substitute Garnacho scoring an extra goal. In the 40th minute of the second half, in a counterattack situation, Fred gave a pass to Garnacho through Behorst. Garnacho, who caught the ball from the left flank, shook the Leeds net with a right-footed shot following penetration. Heading to the near post, goalkeeper Mellie was also unable to use his hands.
Even after that, Man Utd aimed at the rear of Leeds through counterattack. Garnacho had a chance in the 44th minute of the second half, but was blocked by the opponent’s defense. In the 45th minute of the second half, Rashford once again shook Leeds’ net after receiving Fernandez’s pass, but the goal was canceled due to an offside foul in the preceding situation. The problem was that the shoulders were slightly forward. Behorst also fired a goal in extra time in the second half, but it was canceled. The match ended in a 2-0 victory for United.