Manchester United v Leeds result

Full-time · Manchester United 5–1 Leeds

Premier League · Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:30 BST · Old Trafford

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Manchester United 5–1 Leeds — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United beat Leeds 5–1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday 14 August. Manchester United have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions. Leeds have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester United led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes (30’, assisted by P. Pogba; 54’, assisted by P. Pogba; 60’, assisted by Victor Lindelöf), Mason Greenwood (52’, assisted by P. Pogba) and Fred (68’, assisted by P. Pogba); Leeds: Luke Ayling (49’, assisted by S. Dallas).

Discipline

P. Tierney showed three yellow cards — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester United: Luke Shaw (83’); Leeds: Liam Cooper (59’) and Raphinha (62’).

What it changes

Manchester United’s four-goal margin was the biggest of round 1, across 10 matches. Manchester United are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, P. Pogba (Manchester United) 14.1, Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) 13.0 and Luke Ayling (Leeds) 7.5 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Leeds next travel to Sunderland on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Leeds: Sunderland v Leeds, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 5–1 Leeds · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: P. Tierney
Head-to-head (last 2): Manchester United 1 · draws 1 · Leeds 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 1W 2D 2L · Leeds 4W 0D 1L

Manchester United 5–1 Leeds (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.88 / 0.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 6.5

Corners

against 4.5 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 5.13 / 4.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.15 yellows

Referee · P. Tierney

1.31 home / 1.85 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 May 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 May 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Leeds for / against
Goals scored	2.25 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.13 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.63 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.88 for · 17.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.88 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.63 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.88 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: P. Tierney — 3.15 yellow cards a game, 0.15 red cards, 20.15 fouls over 13 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.85 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.85

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Pogba n 8	80.4	2 7/4	1.8 6/4	—
S. McTominay n 8	90.1	1.9 7/6	1.9 8/5	—
B. Williams n 8	40.6	1.9 5/1	0.6 2/0	—
E. Bailly n 8	83	1.8 6/2	0.4 2/1	—
E. Cavani n 8	64.8	1.6 6/3	0.7 4/0	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	82.6	3.4 8/6	1.2 5/2
M. Greenwood n 8	66.9	2.4 7/5	1.5 6/2
E. Cavani n 8	64.8	2.4 6/3	1.7 5/2
M. Rashford n 8	66.4	2 6/4	0.8 5/0
P. Pogba n 8	80.4	1 5/2	0.4 2/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Cavani n 8	64.8	1.2 5/2	0.5 2/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	82.6	0.5 3/1	0.5 3/1
A. Diallo n 8	35	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
M. Greenwood n 8	66.9	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
M. Rashford n 8	66.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Tuanzebe n 8	62	2.7 6/5
A. Diallo n 8	35	2.6 4/2
N. Matić n 8	40.9	2.2 5/3
S. McTominay n 8	90.1	2.1 7/5
Fred n 8	67.9	2 6/4

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	93.8	3.4 5/5
D. Henderson n 8	90	2.9 8/4

Leeds

Leeds — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Phillips n 8	73.3	2.9 6/6	0.3 2/0	—
E. Alioski n 8	83.9	1.6 7/3	2.1 7/4	—
T. Roberts n 8	53.4	1.5 5/2	1.7 6/2	—
Hélder Costa n 8	52.3	1.5 3/3	1.7 3/3	—
L. Cooper n 8	85.4	1.3 6/3	1.1 7/1	—

Leeds — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Rodrigo n 8	37	2.7 8/1	1.8 5/1
P. Bamford n 8	70.4	2.1 5/4	1.4 5/3
Pablo Hernández n 8	22.9	2 2/1	1 1/1
M. Klich n 8	39.6	1.7 5/1	0.9 3/0
S. Dallas n 8	90.9	1.4 6/4	0.7 4/2

Leeds — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Rodrigo n 8	37	1.2 3/1	0.3 1/0
J. Harrison n 8	88.1	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
P. Bamford n 8	70.4	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
Raphinha n 8	82.4	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
S. Dallas n 8	90.9	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

Leeds — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Ayling n 8	90.9	3.5 7/7
R. Koch n 8	40.1	3.1 4/3
E. Alioski n 8	83.9	3 7/6
L. Cooper n 8	85.4	2.9 8/6
K. Phillips n 8	73.3	2.9 5/4

Leeds — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
I. Meslier n 8	90	3.8 7/6
Kiko Casilla n 8	90.9	2.7 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Leeds
49%	Possession	51%
16	Shots	10
8	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	3
5	Corners	4
2	Offsides	3
11	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
422	Passes	438
79%	Pass accuracy	78%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
V. Lindelöf	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
H. Maguire	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
L. Shaw	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	Y	6.9
Fred	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
Bruno Fernandes	90	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	8.7
M. Greenwood	90	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	7.9
D. James	75	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	6.9
P. Pogba	75	0	4	2	1	5	1	0	8.5
S. McTominay	70	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
N. Matić sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Sancho sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Martial sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Leeds player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
I. Meslier	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
L. Ayling	90	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.6
P. Struijk	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
L. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	1	7	Y	6.6
S. Dallas	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
R. Koch	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Raphinha	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	Y	6.7
M. Klich	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.3
P. Bamford	77	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
J. Harrison	70	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	6.3
Rodrigo	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Junior Firpo sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Hélder Costa sub	20	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
T. Roberts sub	13	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Leeds — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedLLDWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

LeedsLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Manchester United 1 · 1 draw · Leeds 0 · 4 goals/game

2021-04-25 Leeds 0–0 Manchester United
2020-12-20 Manchester United 6–2 Leeds

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#6 pos58 pts38 pl0 GD

Leeds#17 pos38 pts38 pl-37 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.5

Leeds scored1.11

Manchester United conceded1.5

Leeds conceded2.08

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Leeds?: In their last 2 meetings, Manchester United won 1, Leeds won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Leeds?: Recent form — Manchester United 1W 2D 2L; Leeds 4W 0D 1L.

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