Manchester United moved to second position in the Premier League table on Sunday after thrashing Leeds United 2-o at Elland Road on Sunday.

United secured the victory within five minutes as Marcus Rashford headed home the opener while Garnacho added the second goal.

Leeds are winless in nine games in the Premier League (drawn four and lost five – their longest winless run in the competition since 10 games between March and August in 1997).

Manchester United have won consecutive league games against Leeds United at Elland Road for the first time since October 1976.

Rashford has, however, scored 21 goals in all competitions this season, only scoring more goals during the 2019-20 campaign when he had 22 goals.

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Erik ten Hag’s side moved up to second place, although Manchester City would go back above them if they beat Aston Villa later on Sunday.

United are seven points clear of fifth placed Tottenham in the race to qualify for the Champions League via a top four finish.

The clash was marred by offensive taunts from the stands, with Leeds fans singing about the 1958 Munich air crash that killed several United players and their rivals in the away end responding by chanting about the deaths of two Leeds fans in Istanbul in 2000.

Fourth-bottom Leeds are without a win in their last nine league games and would drop into the relegation zone if Everton beat Liverpool on Monday.

Since sacking Jesse Marsch on Monday, Leeds have seen their move for Rayo Vallecano boss Andoni Iraola blocked by his club, while Feyenoord’s Arne Slot and West Brom’s Carlos Corberan ruled themselves out of contention.

Leeds chief executive Angus Kinnear insists the search is “well advanced”, but Michael Skubala was in charge for a second game on a caretaker basis.

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