Manchester United and Leeds United face off in their penultimate preseason friendlies of the summer, with Dublin’s Croke Park playing host.
The Red Devils have enjoyed the sights of Scandinavia this summer and are now travelling across the Irish Sea for a fixture against a longtime rival. There’s no love lost between these two, with the rivalry tracing back to the Wars of the Roses in the 15th-century.
The Lancashire-based United failed to beat the Yorkshiremen last season. Ruben Amorim’s final game at the helm came in a 1–1 draw at Elland Road at the start of the year and then Leeds stunned the Red Devils to claim their first league victory at Old Trafford since 1981, staving off the threat of relegation.
Leeds proved mightily tough to beat during the second half of the season, as Daniel Farke’s switch to a three-back proved inspired. That momentum has continued into the summer, with Leeds winning three consecutive matches against top-flight opponents.
United, meanwhile, have produced a mixed bag of results and were held to a 1–1 draw by a rusty Paris Saint-Germain team last time out.
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