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The long-awaited first league meeting in 16 years between Manchester United and Leeds United takes place at Old Trafford this afternoon.

Kick-off in the north-west is at 16:30 GMT.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made five changes to the Manchester United team that beat Sheffield United on Thursday.

David de Gea (£5.3m) is one of the players recalled, with Dean Henderson (£5.3m) dropping to the bench.

Luke Shaw (£4.8m), Fred (£5.3m), Scott McTominay (£4.9m) and Daniel James (£6.2m) are also handed recalls as Alex Telles (£5.5m), Paul Pogba (£7.7m), Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.1m) make way.

Greenwood is among the substitutes and Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) is back on the bench after a spell out through injury.

On James’ surprise inclusion, Solskjaer said:

Sometimes it’s players who suit different opposition but also the rotation. It has to happen because of all the games we’ve played, with the physical strain and preparation times in between.

Dan’s worked really hard. We know his qualities and I think, today, his qualities will be very valuable. We’ve found a role for him to play tonight and I think it’s going to work out well. He always gives you a defensive work-rate and his pace is electric on the counter as well.

Leeds’ head coach Marcelo Bielsa has unsurprisingly named the same team that defeated Newcastle United 5-2 in midweek.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Dallas, Ayling, Cooper, Alioski, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Phillips, Klich, Harrison, Bamford.

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  1. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Should be a FK which Bruno Fernandes would be taking

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Daniel James you greedy little cretin, just play Bruno in

  3. drughi
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Rafinha looking dangerous

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Streetwise not diving.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He’s a disgrace. Not very streetwise to get booked.

  5. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno penalty denied. Booo

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno owners in tears

  7. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    James is a sunday league player

  8. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pen wtf is VAR for?

  9. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thats a penalty lol?

  10. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Idiot James, Bruno was through, just needed a pass

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Daniel James by far the biggest cheat in the PL. Good job Taylor

    1. jason_ni
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What? In no way was that a dive.
      It his reputation that got him that yellow.

      Not a foul, not a dive.

      1. It's Fergie Time
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        if that were Salah, it would have been a pen

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This

    3. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Biased BS as usual...

  12. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    In WWE they call it a clothesline.

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      in england they call it diving scum

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I bet if i elbowed you in the face you would take a dive too. 😉

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          If that happened likely penalty

  13. Pep bites Kun
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    bad call yc

  14. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    REFFFFFFF

  15. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    It's weird how the best league in the world can have the worst refs in the world...

  16. Did you see that throw-in?
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    worradive

  17. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    That's not a dive. Crazy refereeing.

  18. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Dan James is so selfish

    1. jason_ni
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not so much selfish, he's just a headless chicken.

  19. Bob_the_builder
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Initially thought that Spurs would pose the toughest challenge to Liverpool for the title but could it be United?

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nah.

    2. TOPCAT1960
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      With a new defence - maybe

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nope Liverpool won’t have anyone too close to them this year. City are the real challengers but don’t know what’s wrong there. Realistic united fan. Hope I’m wrong.

  20. Dickie1898
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    If you’re dishing out yellows for those, then you’d have to book 6/7 players per game for ‘diving’ if you wanted to be consistent. Very harsh yellow.

    1. Did you see that throw-in?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Do it. It would get rid of diving.

      1. Dickie1898
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah it would, but you’d end up with a lot of controversial calls like that one. Interpretation of a dive is completely subjective.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He has a reputation.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Deserved reputation as shown yet again ; he has no intention but going to ground

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It's the ref's decision based on the circumstances of only this incident. You reckon the ref is gauging past behaviour 🙂 It's a bad call - clear foul

  21. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is it tjme for me to ditch KDB to get Bruno in?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not this week

  22. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So can I complain about the lost 12 points from that call and call it a Bruno fail? :Lol:

  23. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I know this is greedy, but if bruno does nowt else in this game it will be disappointing.

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Greedy Bruno 🙂

  25. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    james had done nothing wtf is neville on about

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He’s absolutely terrible

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hames has been fantastic off the ball pressing and creating space. Sorry, don’t often agree with Neville but he is right.

  26. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Martin Tyler loves a random pointless 50 year old football fact.

  27. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    We want more Bruno!

  28. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    United fans actually defending Dan "fakes head injury once every game" James. LOL

  29. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wood to get a few from corners next week?

  30. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno flouting concussion protocols