That win - and the subsequent goal difference boost - has allowed us to leapfrog a clutch of teams, including Everton and Tottenham, and go into third. As you can see, we still have a game in hand on the teams around us, including Leicester, who we play on Boxing Day.
| Position | Team | Games Played | Wins | Goals difference | Team points | |
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| Position remains the same | 1 | Man City | 38 | 27 | 51 | 86 |
| Position remains the same | 2 | Man Utd | 38 | 21 | 29 | 74 |
| Position moved up | 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 26 | 69 |
| Position moved down | 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 22 | 67 |
| Position remains the same | 5 | Leicester | 38 | 20 | 18 | 66 |
| Position remains the same | 6 | West Ham | 38 | 19 | 15 | 65 |
| Position remains the same | 7 | Spurs | 38 | 18 | 23 | 62 |
“We had a comfortable lead at half-time and second half it was just about doing exactly the same. We knew it was going to be a tough game and we did very well today. We all knew it would be one v ones all over the pitch, so it was about winning them and that’s what we did.”
17 Fred
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Total Passes by Fred 46
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Passes Completed by Fred 33
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Passes Long by Fred 3
5 Harry Maguire
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Total Passes by Harry Maguire 24
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Passes Completed by Harry Maguire 22
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Clearances by Harry Maguire 3
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Total Tackles by Harry Maguire 1
21 James
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Total touches by James 35
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Key Attempt by James 1
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Total Shots by James 3
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Goals by James 1
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11 Corners by Manchester United 13 Corners by Leeds United
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12 Crosses by Manchester United 36 Crosses by Leeds United
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2 Offsides by Manchester United 4 Offsides by Leeds United
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6 Fouls Conceded by Manchester United 6 Fouls Conceded by Leeds United
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6 Fouls Won by Manchester United 5 Fouls Won by Leeds United
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1 Yellow Cards by Manchester United 0 Yellow Cards by Leeds United
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41% Possession by Manchester United 59% Possession by Leeds United
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26 Total Shots by Manchester United 17 Total Shots by Leeds United
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14 Shots on Target by Manchester United 3 Shots on Target by Leeds United
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34 Touches in Oppo Box by Manchester United 29 Touches in Oppo Box by Leeds United
FT
What a game! The Reds thrash our old rivals in an enthralling encounter, with McTominay and Fernandes both netting doubles and Lindelof and James also chipping in with goals. The four-goal margin of victory takes us above Everton on goal difference, into third spot, with a Boxing Day game against second-placed Leicester City to come next in the Premier League.
90 MINS + 1
A sad end to a brilliant afternoon for Scott McTominay. He's come off holding his groin, after another foray forward. Let's hope he's OK. Luke Shaw also trudged off down the tunnel after being substituted earlier - perhaps Ole will update us on the pair after the final whistle.
90 MINS
Leeds really should have bagged another goal there but Harrison slotted wide, after Raphinha's low cross found him at the far post via two stepovers by Bamford and Rodrigo.
86 MINS
Leeds' no.1 has just made three more stops, to keep out shots from the Brazilian duo Telles and Fred, and collect a header by Maguire. The scoreline could have been much, much crazier than the current 6-2.