Premier League: Super-sub Sancho, Rashford help Man United fight back for draw with Leeds

Football
Published 08.02.2023
Premier League: Super-sub Sancho, Rashford help Man United fight back for draw with Leeds

Substitute Jadon Sancho’s first objective since September earned Manchester United an exhilarating 2-2 draw with Leeds United within the Premier League on Wednesday because the host got here again from two objectives all the way down to salvage a degree.

Leeds flew out of the traps and shocked Old Trafford into silence after 55 seconds when Wilfried Gnonto arrowed the guests in entrance from the sting of the penalty space.

The house facet wasted a bunch of probabilities to stage within the first-half earlier than Leeds seemed to have stormed right into a match-winning place early within the second interval as Raphael Varane put via his personal internet to double the guests’ benefit.

However, in-form Marcus Rashford headed the host again into the match within the 62nd minute, and Sancho stepped off the bench to rescue his facet a degree eight minutes later, squeezing the ball previous goalkeeper Illan Meslier.

Old Trafford sensed one other rousing comeback could be accomplished with a late winner, however their facet ran out of steam, failing to win at house for the primary time in 14 matches in all competitions.

United stayed third within the standings, three factors forward of Newcastle United in fourth, having performed one sport extra.

Managerless Leeds climbed one place to sixteenth, one level away from the relegation zone.