On the evening of September 20th, Leeds United Elland Road Stadium.
In the third round of the League Cup, the White Rose faced their archrival Manchester United at home.
To say that Leeds United's biggest enemy is definitely the Red Devils, the game between the two teams is called the "Rose Derby".
Some people say that football is a modern war without gunpowder.
The feud between Leeds United and Manchester United can even be traced back to the War of the Roses that broke out between the Lancastrian and York families. Later, during the Industrial Revolution, Manchester was rich in cotton and Leeds was rich in wool.
Add new hatred.
The two teams have become the continuation of the cultural genes of the two cities, inheriting this hatred.
Every time Manchester United meets Leeds United, it's always full of excitement.
The peak of Leeds United's history occurred in the 1960s and 1970s. In those years, Leeds United won two league championships, five runners-up, and also won the only two European-level championships in the club's history, namely the International City Fair Cup.
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It is estimated that many people do not remember that there was such an event in Europe, but they must have heard of his later name.
UEFA Cup.
Yes, the Intercity Fairs Cup is the predecessor of the UEFA Cup, which was restructured in 1971.
In the years of the Fairs Cup, Leeds United won the championship twice and finished second twice. One of them was defeating Juventus to win the championship, and the two runners-up opponents were Dinamo Zagreb and Barcelona.
In addition, Leeds United reached the Champions League final in 1975, but lost to Bayern Munich.
It can be said that in the 1960s and 1970s, Leeds United was a powerful force in English football.
But in the 1980s, when English football was at its peak, Leeds United was relegated from the top league. It was not until 1990 that they returned to the then top league, League One, and won their third top league championship in 1992.
It was also in that year that the Premier League was established!
It can be said that since the 1980s, Leeds United and Manchester United have embarked on two completely different paths. After entering the Premier League era, the gap between the two sides has become wider and wider.
In the first ten years of the Premier League era, Leeds United was still a force that should not be underestimated, but it was no longer on the same level as Manchester United.
Even during the O'Reilly era at the turn of the century, Leeds United once reached the Champions League semi-finals, but it was still difficult to shake Manchester United's dominance in the Premier League, and was even relegated again due to financial problems.
During the relegation in the 1980s, Leeds United stayed in the second tier for seven years, but this time it was obviously worse, and the team even fell into the third tier.
They were relegated in 2004, and now, seven years later, the team is still in the second tier of the English Championship.
This makes the die-hard Leeds United fans very unhappy.
Fortunately, Gao Shen is here!
With his team, he took over Leeds United.
This gives all Leeds United fans hope.
Especially in this season's Championship.
In the seventh round, after defeating Bristol City 2-1 at home, Leeds United became the only team in the British Championship to maintain a seven-game winning streak, and at the same time opened up a full three-point gap with the second-place team.
This started Leeds United's reputation.
Everyone firmly believes that this team is the favorite to reach the Super League this season.
All fans are looking forward to Leeds United's revival.
It was under this situation that Leeds United actually drew Manchester United in the League Cup.
The entire Elland Road stadium was packed, and more than 30,000 Leeds United fans poured into the stadium to cheer for the team.
The whole city is cheering for this game!
This is derby!
This is a war!
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Ferguson would never have imagined that he would be greeted with a blow to the head at Leeds United's Elland Road Stadium.
In this game, he played in full rotation and substitute lineup, and the goalkeeper arranged for Amos to start.
But there are still stars like Carrick, Giggs, Park Ji-sung, Valencia, Berbatov and Owen.
This makes Manchester United still star-studded.
But only one minute and 47 seconds into the game, Leeds United launched a wave of attacks, the cooperation of Kurzawa and Adam Lallana on the left, Benteke's return pass on the left side of the penalty area, and Bo's late pass.
Gerba fired a furious shot through Amos' goal.
One to zero!
That's it?
No!
By the fourth minute, Leeds United formed a breakthrough on the wing and created a corner kick opportunity.
Coulibaly nodded the ball towards the goal. Berbatov blocked the ball at the goal line. Maguire shot from close range, but was blocked by Berbatov in front of the goal line. Bolasie
Ye missed a missed shot from close range and once again broke into Manchester United's goal.
Two to zero!
The whole Elland Road stadium went crazy!
All Leeds United fans couldn't believe it.
The leader of the English Championship actually overwhelmed the leader of the Premier League in the opening game and even scored twice on Manchester United's goal?
Even if Manchester United didn't try their best, even if Ferguson played almost with a full substitute lineup in the defense, it was still Manchester United!
Manchester United reacted quickly.
In the 15th minute, Berbatov sent a direct pass, and Owen quickly stepped in. After receiving the ball, he passed Maguire one-on-one and scored with a low shot, getting a goal back for Manchester United.
One to two!
But in the 19th minute, Leeds United launched an offensive from the right. Klein rushed in at high speed, drove straight in, and passed the ball in front of the goal. Benteke beat Manchester United defender Fellers and hit the goal with a header.
Three to one!
Everyone couldn't believe their eyes.
But Manchester United is by no means a fuel-saving lamp.
In the 36th minute, another pass came from Berbatov. The unguarded Valencia kicked off in the small penalty area and scored, closing the score again, two to three!
Before the end of the first half, Giggs suddenly dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area and scored with a low shot, three to three!
draw!
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After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United began to take control of the game.
The midfield composed of Carrick, Park Ji-sung and Giggs is full of control.
But Leeds United also showed great tenacity, launching waves of pressure on Manchester United and starting a war of attrition.
Ferguson replaced Giggs with Lingard in the 55th minute, trying to maintain midfield control and passing ability.
After all, Giggs' age is already there.
It was difficult for Leeds United to get chances at first, and they were frequently attacked by Manchester United. However, Courtois changed the decline in the first half and performed more bravely. He continuously saved the shots of Owen and Berbatov, trying to keep the goal.
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The two sides remained in a stalemate.
Until the second minute of stoppage time, Leeds United once again seized an opportunity and launched a quick counterattack.
Pogba made a diagonal pass and passed the ball from the left rib of the midfielder to the right side of the frontcourt.
The young player Zaha, who came on as Bolasie's substitute, formed a one-on-one situation in the right corner of the penalty area.
I saw this young player making continuous fake moves very quickly, and he quickly spotted the opportunity to speed up and rush into the right side of Manchester United's penalty area.
Benteke ran over to respond, but Zaha did not pass the ball to the Belgian center. Instead, he made an emergency stop and then suddenly accelerated and made a pass, sending the ball to the front of the small penalty area.
Paulinho, who was ambushing in the middle, stepped in at high speed, faced Zaha's cross, held Carrick with his body, and easily pushed the ball into the Manchester United goal, which was just around the corner.
Before the referee's whistle sounded, Paulinho had already rushed out of the stadium excitedly.
The mad screams of Leeds United fans could be heard throughout the Elland Road stadium.
Even the whole city seemed to be shouting long live.
Four to three!
The live TV cameras also firmly locked onto Ferguson on the sidelines.
The Manchester United coach also looked shocked.
Obviously, he did not expect that his team would be scored again by Leeds United in stoppage time.
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In the last two minutes or so, Manchester United almost came out in full force and launched a fierce attack on Leeds United.
But two minutes passed quickly.
Manchester United never managed to score again.
Four to three, Leeds United defeated Manchester United at home, causing a huge upset!
You know, before the game, when the draw results came out, everyone concluded that Leeds United's League Cup journey had come to an end.
Even if Manchester United plays with a substitute lineup, even if Ferguson vigorously promotes young players, it is still Manchester United.
What's more, stars like Carrick, Berbatov and Owen all played.
Even if this kind of Manchester United is not the strongest, it is not something that the British Championship team can fight against.
But now, Leeds United has won!
Unpopular!
This is definitely a huge upset!
As soon as the game ended, the entire English football world was in a panic.
The leader of the English Championship unexpectedly defeated the leader of the Premier League at home. Is there anything more shocking than this?
What's more, this is the Rose Derby!
It's a war between the mortal enemies of Leeds United and Manchester United!
Ferguson refused to criticize his players after the game, and even said that he was basically satisfied with the performance of his players.
It was the first time for the youngster Ferrells to represent Manchester United. He played as a central defender in this game and Leeds scored four goals. Ferrells can be said to be "indispensable".
"He's been doing really well in training and he feels he's up to it, so when I needed to put a new centre-back in the League Cup, he was the first one to put his hand up."
Ferguson explained why he started Ferrells.
In the game, Fellers failed to restrict Benteke, and Manchester United's overall defense was also unsatisfactory. This became a key factor in Leeds United's four goals.
Ferguson refused to discuss the defence, but admitted Leeds performed well.
"In fact, we have to admit that many teams will show unprecedented strength when facing Manchester United!"
The implication is that Leeds United performed exceptionally tonight.
As for former Manchester United player Paul Pogba, who performed very well throughout the game, Ferguson said he was very happy to see his progress at Leeds United. "I believe he has a chance to return to Manchester United!"
But after Pogba was elected the best player of the game, he said in an interview with the Yorkshire Post, "Return to Manchester United? No, if I go back, it must be in the name of the opponent!"
The young French midfielder said that he is very happy at Leeds United and is living a good life.
"I will work hard to prove my strength to the world!"
Everyone can see that he is still brooding over his experience at Manchester United.
And this upset quickly spread throughout the UK and even European football.
Manchester United finally climbed to the top of the league, but was immediately eliminated from the League Cup. This humiliated Ferguson no matter how you look at it.
