Leeds stun United

Leeds United left Old Trafford with a 2-1 win on Monday, their first league victory there since 1981. (apnews.com) Noah Okafor scored twice in the first 29 minutes for Daniel Farke’s side, putting Leeds ahead 2-0 before halftime. Lisandro Martinez was then sent off in the 56th minute for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair, and Casemiro pulled one back for Manchester United with a 69th-minute header. (reuters.com) The result moved Leeds up to 15th on 36 points after 32 matches, six points above 18th-place Tottenham Hotspur in the relegation zone. Manchester United stayed third on 55 points after 32 games. (premierleague.com | espn.com) For Leeds, the win added weight to a survival push with six league matches left. Farke called it a “big step forward” after a season spent near the bottom of the table. (apnews.com | malaymail.com) For Manchester United, the loss was the first at home under head coach Michael Carrick and came despite a late push after going down to 10 men. Carrick said the red card was “one of the worst” decisions he had seen and suggested the club would appeal. (manutd.com | telegraph.co.uk) The fixture carries one of English football’s oldest rivalries, and Leeds had not won a league game at Old Trafford in 45 years. That drought stretched back to 1981, making Monday’s result rare even in a season of sharp swings at both ends of the table. (bbc.com | nbcsports.com) Leeds still had to survive a frantic finish. ESPN reported that Calvert-Lewin made two late blocks to preserve the lead, and the final whistle sent the away end into celebration after a wait that had lasted more than four decades. (espn.co.uk | theathletic.com)