Manchester United walked out of Elland Road with a point after a 1-1 draw against Leeds United, and one Whites star has come in the firing line.
Leeds came in as favourites, given Manchester United’s struggles at the start of the season and the internal feuds they suffered last week.
However, Manchester United took the lead in the first half after poor defending and a quality Youri Tielemans cross set up Bryan Mbeumo’s goal.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised after the break, but Micah Richards has been left fuming over the defending that led to Manchester United’s goal.
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Richards singled out Leeds defender for a big mistake
James Justin made a few defensive mistakes and could have been punished for stray passes before Manchester United scored.
He couldn’t get on the right side of Mbuemo for the goal, and Micah Richards insisted the Leeds defender should have reacted quicker once Tielemans got on the ball.
Richards said on Sky Sports: “I’m just looking at the defending; yes, it is a great ball in from Youri Tielemans and a good finish.
“But here, if you’re James Justin, you have to get to the right side of him and get to the ball first.
“It’s something I did a lot in my career; he is backing himself to react quicker, but once that comes in, he’s on the wrong side.
“When you are running back like that, you have to get square on; you have to be able to see the ball but also be in a position where you’re between the attacker and the goal.”
Richard believes the draw is fair, and Manchester United would be the happier team to leave Elland Road with a point.
On the game, he said: “I said at half-time Leeds would get a goal; I expected that. All in all, I think Man Utd will be happier with a point.
“If you look at the bigger picture, the week that they have had with what’s happened with Lisandro Martinez.
“But if you look at the performance, they matched Leeds up tactically, and it worked for most of the game, but I think a draw is a fair result.”
Leeds missed a golden chance today to beat Man United
Manchester United are still without a win in five league games, even after the draw at Leeds, but the Whites should be disappointed they didn’t do better.
A draw was the fair result, but this was a Manchester United side that was limping, and very few pundits gave them a chance to get anything today.
However, Leeds let them walk away with a point amid all the furour around Michael Carrick’s future and the team’s lack of cohesion.
The performance showed Leeds still have some way to go before they can truly compete with the best of the best consistently at the top level.
