Manchester United midfielder Fred has named the Red Devils’ conflict with old enemies Leeds United as “an English football Clasico“, with a wild competition set to be revived on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side will see their next Premier League excursion take them to Elland Road, with a first-class visit to the renowned place since October 2003.
There will be no allies in participation this end of the week, in the midst of a continuous Covid implemented lockout, however, there vows to be a lot of energy on show in a challenge that Fred considers to be deserving of sitting close by the greatest of wearing derbies.
Fred while speaking to the club’s official website, said: “Definitely, it’s an English football Clasico. We get a feel for this anticipation from social media. The fans are excited about this game, as are we of course. We haven’t had a midweek game this week, so the anticipation for the next game increases and it’s a derby game against a massive rival. It’ll be a really tough game but we’ll be preparing well for it this week.”
The Red Devils have gone on in two League Cup outings to Elland Road since their last Premier League trip there more than 17 years prior. They have arisen successful in both of those challenges, scoring multiple times in each, yet endured a critical 1-0 loss to Leeds in a FA Cup conflict at Old Trafford in January 2010 when the Whites were a third-level outfit.
A nine-year hole was taken in the middle of a League Cup meeting in 2011 and a Premier League game in 2020, however, two furious adversaries got back with a bang at Old Trafford.
Solskjaer’s side got a paramount 6-2 success over the Whites in December, with two wonder goals from Scott McTominay inside the initial three minutes getting the Red Devils looking fearsome in the match.
