Talking points: United survive Maguire gaffes, Pep's paranoia pays off

UP AGAINST IT: Manchester United's Harry Maguire heads the ball clear. Pic: Danny Lawson/PA Wire.

Manchester United’s finishing touch

The Leeds v United game was an echo of the 1970s fixtures between these two clubs which were frequently a bloodbath played out in a febrile atmosphere. The players clattered into each other all game long, but in truth the atmosphere was better than the match. United started with Harry Maguire, but he looked so uncomfortable with the ball at his feet and made so many basic errors that he was fortunate Leeds couldn’t punish. Erik ten Hag will surely move him on in the summer. Leeds' approach game is good, they work so hard, but too often make poor decisions in the final third and have no cutting edge. With Ten Hag putting Rashford through the middle and switching Wout Weghorst to play as the tallest 10 ever, the game got more stretched. Leeds hadn’t beaten United at home for 20 years and it became impossible to imagine them scoring and easy to see United doing so against the run of play. Marcus Rashford duly scored a great header, his 13th goal in 15 games. Alejandro Garnacho, who is such an exciting talent, made it two to wrap the game up. Leeds do the hard things well but struggle to do the simple things effectively, but United were lucky to get away with Maguire making so many mistakes.