Leeds United confirmed starting XI v Manchester United
Leeds United have confirmed their starting line-up for the highly anticipated Premier League clash against Manchester United this afternoon (February 20).
The Whites will be looking to bounce back following their 3-0 defeat to Everton last time out at Goodison Park.
Confirmed on Twitter prior to kick off, Marcelo Bielsa has dropped Raphinha and Adam Forshaw has come back into the side as Leeds welcome the Reds to Elland Road.
Arch rivals
This is by far the biggest game of the season for Leeds.
Everyone at the club has been waiting for this game for almost 20 years and having to sit at home and watch last season’s showdown is only going to make today’s game that extra bit special.
Elland Road is going to be electric. Hopefully the fans live up to the occasion and create an atmosphere like no other to not only give the Whites that extra lift but to let Ralf Rangnick’s team they are in for a proper game.
This is a must win for so many reasons. Leeds have to bounce back sooner rather than later having suffered a crushing defeat against relegation rivals Everton which saw the safety net from the drop zone cut to just five points.
The Whites need to start putting some consistent points on the board before they are dragged even further into the dog fight, a place where they definitely do not belong.
A win today would be great for the confidence of the team going forward but more importantly, give everyone involved with the club huge bragging rights over their noisy neighbours.
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