Rashford and Sancho strike after Weghorst substitution, but Ten Hag sees Manchester United lose points | Foreign football

Manchester United fails to catch up with leader Arsenal and number two Manchester City with the draw. Arsenal now has seven points more, but also played two games less. Manchester City maintain a two-point lead over city rivals with a game less played.

Leeds United took the lead tonight after 56 seconds via Wilfried Gnonto, who came over for 5 million euros from FC Zurich last summer after Feyenoord and PSV were also interested in the 19-year-old and lightning-fast Italian. The visitors from Leeds then soon saw left winger Luis Sinisterra and defender Pascal Struijk (head injury) fall out, but bravely held on.

Shortly after the break, Leeds United struck again. From a cross from Crysensio Summerville, who had already come on for Sinisterra after eight minutes, the ball went via Raphaël Varane behind goalkeeper David de Gea: 0-2.

Erik ten Hag intervened in the 59th minute. He took striker Wout Weghorst, who played a mediocre game, to the side and brought two fresh wing forwards into the field with Jadon Sancho and Facundo Pellistri. Marcus Rashford headed in the 1-2 from a Pellistri cross three minutes later. Rashford is in top form and proved it by scoring for the sixth consecutive time at Old Trafford, something Wayne Rooney last did in 2012.

Jadon Sancho, who trained for himself at OJC Rosmalen in recent months due to physical and mental problems, made it 2-2 with a nice individual action from the left in the 70th minute. With 25 minutes left to play, it then seemed to be waiting for the 3-2 for Manchester United, but that did not happen. For example, Erik ten Hag’s series of victories at Old Trafford remained at 13 and he missed an opportunity to catch up with the two main title contenders.