They surrendered a two-goal lead midway through the second half, but when the referee blew his final whistle, Manchester United had beaten Leeds United 4-2.
Their second win in as many games takes the Red Devils up to fourth in the table – a position they are likely to hold until Arsenal have played all their games in hand. However, for a while, it looked like Ralf Rangnick’s men would drop points for the third time in four games as Leeds had come back from two goals down to level the scores.
Harry Maguire gave Manchester United the lead directly from a corner in the 34th minute, which Bruno Fernandes doubled in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage-time with a header from close range off a Jadon Sancho cross.
Disaster struck twice for the Red Devils after the interval; first, Rodrigo’s mishit cross deceived David de Gea and crept just inside the post, and, a minute later, Raphinha tapped Daniel James’s cross at the back post to level the scores. Manchester United had led 2-0 at the start of the 53rd minute – by the 54th, they had surrendered their lead.
But, they came back. Fred restored his team’s lead in the 70th minute, putting the finishing touches at the end of a swift break that caught Leeds out of position. Later, two minutes before the 90th, Fernandes flicked the ball over Pascal Struijk and laid it on a plate for Anthony Elanga to score. 4-2 the game finished in favor of Manchester United, who face a trip to Madrid next.
Later in the night, Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Leicester City 2-1, keeping their hopes of a top-four spot alive while piling on the Foxes’ misery. Ruben Neves scored, as he does, from distance in the ninth minute, slamming a shot past Kasper Schmeichel from a Raul Jimenez lay-off. However, Ademola Lookman slid in to turn a Marc Albrighton cross past Jose Sa in the 41st minute – and the Foxes were level.
Wolves retook the lead in the 66th minute through Daniel Podence, who collected the ball just outside of the box and beat the goalkeeper with a low shot in the corner. This time, they held onto their lead, meaning that they are seventh in the table, six points behind fourth-place Manchester United but with two games in hand.
