Manchester United have improved this season, but they must keep proving it week in and week out. They must destroy their relegation-threatened rivals Leeds United when they meet at Old Trafford tonight.Although Manchester and Leeds are not in the same county, there is a traditional rivalry between the two clubs, and the fans are the first to acknowledge that this fixture is different. There is animosity, rivalry and even hatred between the two sets of fans. It’s the reason why moving from one club to another is viewed as the ultimate act of treason. But tonight isn’t about folklore, but football.##NAJAVA_MECA_7007013##This clash will be the 112th meeting between the two sides, with Manchester United winning 49 of them and Leeds winning 26, while the other 36 have been draws. In their last ten against United in all competitions, Leeds have won just once – a 1-0 win in the FA Cup third round in 2010 – while they’ve drawn twice and lost seven.Manchester United have better players, the team is in better form and has a coach who knows what he’s doing. Leeds, on the other hand, are in freefall. No wins, no confidence – and no coach.West Bromwich Albion boss Carlos Corberan was heavily tipped to return to Elland Road as head coach following Jesse Marsch’s dismissal. The Spaniard spent three years at Leeds and was the odds-on favourite to become the club’s new manager. But now the Championship side have confirmed that Corberan will not be going anywhere, as he signed a deal that will see him remain at The Hawthorns until 2027 – forcing Leeds’ owner Andrea Radrizzani to look elsewhere.Wow! Just want to say a massive thank you to everyone for the support i’ve received over the past few weeks especially to the fans. My focus is to give my all to my team and the club, I’m so happy to be back out on the pitch, see you soon.🤞🏼❤️ pic.twitter.com/C0fY0tGPqO— Jadon Sancho (@Sanchooo10) February 3, 2023 One player who could have a special night is Jadon Sancho. After being away from the team for a long while, he’s back in contention again. Sancho has trained with the United squad for three weeks now and Ten Hag is encouraged by how he has adapted. The winger would have finally tasted action at Old Trafford during the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest last week. Still, Casemiro’s sending-off had to change their coach’s plans.”It’s good. We have seen last week he came in and did really well. It was also a pity, it was one of the consequences of the sending off of Casemiro that I couldn’t bring him on because we had to make other subs. I planned to bring him on, so it was also a setback for Jadon.”Tonight, Sancho will get his chance to pile more misery on the Whites.
