Leeds United host old rivals Manchester United in the Premier League this afternoon – in what is the sides’ first top-flight meeting at Elland Road since 2003. The match takes place amid the fallout from the proposed Super League, with Manchester United fans protesting against the club’s owners for their involvement in the controversial plans outside Old Trafford on Saturday.
Co-owner Joel Glazer has apologised to supporters for their role in the breakaway competition, but that did not stop a group of fans from entering the club’s Carrington training base in an anti-Glazer demonstration earlier this week. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted his side were “physically and mentally” ready ahead of the match, despite the distractions of the past seven days, in what is the club’s first match since the Super League plans were formally announced on Sunday.
And ahead of the visit to Elland Road, Solskjaer said he has had made sure his team were aware of the significance of the fixture. “We know the history about the Leeds of the old days, Super Leeds, that was the generation before mine. I’ve played in some massive games against Leeds. We had a proper challenge from that team in early 2000s.”
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