Manchester United XI vs Leeds: Confirmed team news, starting lineup and injury latest for Premier League.
THE TEAMS
Leeds: Meslier; Ayling, Strujik, Llorente, Alioski; Phillips, Dallas, Harrison, Roberts, Costa; Bamford.
Substitutes: Casilla, Koch, Berardi, Hernandez, Klich, Shackleton, Summerville, Greenwood, Poveda.
United: Henderson; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire (c), Shaw; Fred, McTominay; James, Fernandes, Rashford; Greenwood.
Substitutes: De Gea, Bailly, Telles, Tuanzebe, Mata, Matic, Pogba, van de Beek, Cavani.
Ole explains why James starts at Leeds
“Of course, you have to think about this game,“ the manager told MUTV. ”But you also have to think about the run of games that we are facing. Dan did really well against Leeds at home, with his high energy, his one against one, his defending, everything about him suits this game.
“We are managing Marcus [Rashford]. He is working, he is getting his CV [cardiovascular] work, loads of work in the gym, but he has not been on the pitch training with boots on. That is the hard bit on his toe so we’ve given him as much recovery as possible. He trained yesterday, felt no reaction, so he is ready.”
English football to boycott social media
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said:
“Racist behaviour of any form is unacceptable and the appalling abuse we are seeing players receive on social media platforms cannot be allowed to continue.
“The Premier League and our clubs stand alongside football in staging this boycott to highlight the urgent need for social media companies to do more in eliminating racial hatred. We will not stop challenging social media companies and want to see significant improvements in their policies and processes to tackle online discriminatory abuse on their platforms.”
