Erling Haaland makes feelings clear with two-word message after Leeds’ win at Man Utd

Leeds claimed a stunning victory at Manchester United, easing their relegation fears, and Manchester City star Erling Haaland revelled in the Yorkshire side’s victory

Erling Haaland posted an image on his Snapchat of Leeds celebrating their win at Manchester United as well as the words “get in” with his allegiance to the Yorkshire side clear.

The Manchester City striker, who was born in Leeds, saw his father previously play at Elland Road. He’s been pictured wearing Leeds kit in the past and was clearly cheering them on during their win on Monday night.

The three points represented Leeds’ first win in the league at Old Trafford since 1981. It also lifts them six points above the bottom three with some favourable fixtures to come, including playing Burnley and Wolves at Elland Road.

Noah Okafor was Leeds’ matchwinner as he scored twice, his first coming after just five minutes when he finished first-time. He then doubled his tally for the night as he hit a volley from outside the box, which flicked off Leny Yoro and headed into the corner to silence the Stretford End.

The hosts’ task was made all the more difficult when VAR intervened to send-off Lisandro Martinez for a hair pull on Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Despite being a man down, Casemiro scored a header to set up a nervous final 20 minutes for the visitors. Calvert-Lewin would later need to produce a goal line clearance to ensure Leeds left with all three points.

The Leeds striker said after the win: “It’s a massive result for us. We knew that coming into the game. We came here to win, that’s how we set up and we executed the game plan and came away with three points.

“It’s important we don’t read too much into the external noise and we continue to focus on what’s in front of us. It’s easy to come here and make history, but it doesn’t matter come the end of the season when the points tallies are in and that’s all we’re focused on.”

Leeds are attempting to consolidate themselves in the Premier League after winning the Championship last season. They have only lost four times since December, but equally have only won five times in that period with the Whites drawing a huge number of their games.

They still need to face four of the five sides below them, giving them a huge say over who drops down into the second tier. That starts with a home game against Wolves next up. They then host Burnley before travelling to Tottenham and heading to West Ham on the final day.

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