Premier League: Super subs earn Man United victory in thriller at Leeds

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Second-half targets from substitutes Fred and Anthony Elanga earned Manchester United a 4-2 victory over Leeds United in a thriller at Elland Road within the Premier League on Sunday.

In a red-hot environment, the guests took the lead within the thirty fourth minute, with captain Harry Maguire heading house to attain his aspect’s first league aim from a nook all season.

As the rain grew to become extra torrential, United compounded the house aspect’s woes when Bruno Fernandes, who scored a hat-trick within the reverse fixture earlier this season, squeezed one other header into the online within the first-half stoppage time.

Seemingly useless and buried, Leeds turned the match on its head with two targets in lower than a minute early within the second to carry the roof off Elland Road.

Spanish ahead Rodrigo’s cross managed to loop over United stopper David de Gea and into the online earlier than Dan James squared for Leeds substitute Raphinha to degree on the far publish.

The guests have been those to recover from the road, nonetheless, as Fred put his aspect in entrance 20 minutes from time earlier than Elanga settled the competition with a late fourth.

The end result moved fourth-placed United onto 46 factors, 4 behind Chelsea in third, whereas Leeds keep fifteenth, 5 factors above the relegation zone.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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