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Leeds 1-1 Man Utd: Michael Carrick's side still searching for second Premier League win after Elland Road draw

Report and free match highlights as Bryan Mbeumo's opener was cancelled out by Dominic Calvert-Lewin in a feisty draw at Elland Road; Man Utd are winless in the Premier League since August

· 478 words· updated October 18, 2026 at 12:46 PM

In a week that included defeat to Atletico Madrid and an explosive interview from Lisandro Martinez - who started at Elland Road - the noise was calmed somewhat by a display that showed character, if not enough quality to claim a second league win of the season.

United played without a recognised striker for the majority, allowing Youri Tielemans a more offensive role and he combined with Bryan Mbeumo to open the scoring in the first half.

But Carrick's side faded badly as the game went on, another fixture in which they were outrun, eventually pegged back by an instinctive Dominic Calvert-Lewin strike from a poorly defended corner.

Leeds away was pitched as the worst game to end a fractious week. In reality, it forced United to scrap and that at least appeared to show appetite for the fight. "In isolation, going to Leeds and performing how they did was a decent result," reflected Jamie Carragher. They were helped by the fact that Daniel Farke's side were not at their battling best.

There was, however, far more intent shown than in last week's drab draw with Spurs at Old Trafford, where disgruntled fans booed the team off, albeit results will read one Premier League win from seven - and none since August. Carrick will know that return is not good enough to dispel unwanted talk of pressure on his position.

27: CHANCE! Mbeumo connects with Tielemans' cross but heads off target unmarked.

35: GOAL! Mbeumo makes no mistake with his second chance from the boot of Tielemans, guiding a low finish past James Trafford.

45: SUB! Martinez is replaced at half-time by Noussair Mazraoui but Carrick sticks with back three formation.

51: GOAL! Calvert-Lewin latches onto Tarik Muharemovic's knockdown from a corner and beats Senne Lammens from close range.

"We worked on it [the change of shape] this week. We wanted to match them up without the ball and go quite aggressive.

"We knew we could get a lot of joy in the middle of the pitch with them only playing two in there.

"That's probably the area of the game where we could have done more. We could have been a bit braver with the ball and taken the ball under pressure.

"But we're in a circumstance where we are not as brave as we should be, and we have to get that back because to win games for Manchester United we have to have that bravery and composure."

Calvert-Lewin: Leeds 'unlucky' not to win

"We could've played with a bit more quality in the final third, particularly in the first half. We were getting good quality in the box, but just not enough numbers.

"We made sure in the second half we came out with more confidence going forward. I think we were unlucky not to win the game."

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Sunday, October 18, 2026

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