Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be grateful for the weekend in the hope of steering attention back to the field after an extraordinary week for Manchester United.
The dust has barely settled on this week's attempt to reform football, as the Super League proposal crashed and burned inside 48 hours in a timely reminder of fans' importance in English football.
United fans have given the club more headaches since, with a group of supporters skipping security at Carrington, while more protests are planned ahead of their next home match against Liverpool, a week on Sunday.
Headaches off the field could easily be translated onto it come kick-off at Elland Road, where United visit for the first time since September 2011.
Everyone knows about Leeds United by now. The pitfalls, the weaknesses and the basketball-esque style that has won Marcelo Bielsa plenty of admirers in his debut Premier League campaign.
Even with their top-flight status intact for another year, Leeds have shown no signs of letting up. They humbled Manchester City at the Etihad a fortnight ago, despite being reduced to ten men for an hour, and held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
It's little surprise, then, that none of the Super League's 'Big Six' have beaten Leeds home and away this season. United could become the first to do that, if they can get their tactics right at Elland Road.
Crucial to Leeds' victory against Manchester City was Stuart Dallas, who grabbed both goals including a lung-busting surge in the 93rd minute to grab the winner.
The Northern Irishman was previously seen as a utility player before Bielsa's reign but became a regular at left-back during their title-winning Championship campaign.
Dallas now operates in midfield more regularly and his energy from the centre of midfield proved to be a continued source of danger against Manchester City.
You can probably count on one hand the number of times Fernandinho has been caught out over the years, having marshalled in front of Manchester City's defence expertly for years.
However, Dallas exposed the City midfielder on two occasions, both of which resulted in a goal for Leeds.
Scott McTominay was a crucial figure in United's 6-2 triumph in December's reverse fixtures, scoring twice inside the first three minutes, and his inclusion at Elland Road is imperative, to match the runs of Dallas.
Sir Alex Ferguson likened the Scot to Darren Fletcher, who was always relied upon on the big occasions. In a new regime, the same can be said for McTominay, a clear favourite of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's.
Given the amount of possession turnover in Leeds' matches, having the defensive discipline and box-to-box energy of McTominay will be critical if United are to avoid being caught on the counter-attack as City were a fortnight ago.
Dallas actually played at right-back at Old Trafford but still ended up on the score sheet with arguably the goal of the match, whipping a long-range strike into the top corner past a helpless David de Gea.
With Rodrigo Moreno unavailable and Raphinha a major injury doubt, Dallas is Leeds' biggest threat with his runs from deep in support of Patrick Bamford who will lead the line.
If Raphinha does pass a late fitness test, then Luke Shaw will be handed a tough test against the silky Brazilian, who loves to makes runs from out-to-in, moving the ball onto his favoured left foot.
Whilst their return to Elland Road won't be met by a cauldron of noise as United step onto the field, Leeds have proved they can cause the same headaches for Solskjaer as experienced by the Glazers in the boardroom, in a week to forget for the club.
