Under 21s report v Leeds Utd | 3 April 2026 | Manchester United

The match started at excessive tempo, however each groups’ attacking ambitions have been sophisticated by the sturdy winds blustering over Thorp Arch.

Situations made judging aerial balls notably attempting, and it was no coincidence that United’s solely severe try within the first 20 minutes got here through a deflected Jack Fletcher cross that fizzed simply vast.

Either side have been very evenly matched throughout that first part, however the Reds broke by means of within the twenty fourth minute when Shea Lacey teed up Jack Fletcher for an additional inswinger, which flew on the wind previous everybody contained in the field, together with Leeds goalkeeper Alex Cairns.

That first second of consequence signalled a serious shift within the recreation, with United thereafter assuming important management. Chido went by means of simply earlier than the half-hour mark, and Cairns did nicely to avoid wasting low all the way down to his proper, and Sonny Aljofree actually ought to have scored when an ideal cross from the opposite Fletcher brother, Tyler, discovered him free simply yards out.

However one minute earlier than the interval, United discovered a merited second, when Shea Lacey and Jack Moorhouse mixed with slick function to ship Jack Fletcher by means of to double his haul.