Premiership · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Leeds United
5–1
HT 1–0
Manchester United beat Leeds United 5–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 14th August 2021 in the Premiership. Bruno Fernandes (30', 54', 60'), Mason Greenwood (52') and Fred (68') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Paul Tierney.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 30' Bruno Fernandes Assist: Paul Pogba 1–0
- Half Time 1–0
- 49' Luke Ayling Assist: Stuart Dallas 1–1
- 52' Mason Greenwood Assist: Paul Pogba 2–1
- 54' Bruno Fernandes Assist: Paul Pogba 3–1
- 59' Liam Cooper
- 60' Bruno Fernandes Assist: Victor Nilsson Lindelöf 4–1
- 62' Raphinha
- 68' Fred Assist: Paul Pogba 5–1
- 69' Nemanja Matic for McTominay
- 75' Jadon Sancho for James
- 75' Anthony Martial for Pogba
- 83' Luke Shaw
- Full Time 5–1
Match Facts
49%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Paul Tierney
Referee
Harry Maguire
Captain
Starting XI
Player
18 Bruno Fernandes 30', 54', 60'
Substitutes
Nemanja Matic
69' for McTominay
Jadon Sancho
75' for James
Anthony Martial
75' for Pogba
Leeds United Lineup
4-1-4-1
Starting XI
1 Illan Meslier G
2 Luke Ayling RB ⚽
5 Robin Koch DM
6 Liam Cooper CD-L
9 Patrick Bamford F
10 Raphinha RM
15 Stuart Dallas LB
19 Rodrigo CM-R
21 Pascal Struijk CD-R
22 Jack Harrison LM
43 Mateusz Klich CM-L
Substitutes
3 Junior Firpo on
4 Adam Forshaw
11 Tyler Roberts on
13 Kristoffer Klaesson
17 Hélder Costa on
23 Kalvin Phillips
38 Crysencio Summerville
42 Sam Greenwood
46 Jamie Shackleton
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Marcelo Bielsa
Leeds United
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Leeds United
4-1-4-1
United vs Leeds United History
Meeting 112 of 117
117
Played
51
Won
38
Drawn
28
Lost
173
Goals For
121
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 15th January 1906. After this match United had played Leeds United 112 times: 49W 36D 27L.
20 Sep 2011 W 3–0 LC 20 Dec 2020 W 6–2 PL 25 Apr 2021 D 0–0 PL
14 Aug 2021 W 5–1 This match
20 Feb 2022 W 4–2 PL 8 Feb 2023 D 2–2 PL 12 Feb 2023 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 93 | 50 | 47.3 |
| Away | 56 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 78 | 68 | 42.9 |
| Neutral | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16.7 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →