Manchester United reach unwanted milestone for first time in 40 years

Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Leeds United on Sunday afternoon saw the Red Devils reach an unwanted milestone for the first time in 40 years.

Ruben Amorim’s side climbed to fifth in the Premier League with the point at Elland Road, despite winning just eight of their 20 league games.

Brenden Aaronson scored the opener for the home side just after the hour mark, but the lead last just three minutes before Matheus Cunha equalised.

That goal for Aaronson, which came about due to a strange Ayden Heaven mistake, meant that Manchester United have now conceded in 15 straight away games.

It is the first time in Premier League history the Red Devils have gone so long without a clean sheet on the road.

The last time they went 15 away games without a clean sheet was in 1985/86 under the management of Ron Atkinson.

Defending is proving to be a serious issue for Manchester United, with no team outside the bottom six conceding as many goals .

On the draw in West Yorkshire, Amorim told TNT Sports: ‘I think we played well. I think we had more control in this game than we showed against Wolves.

‘That is important because it shows how you can prepare for this week with the mistakes that we learned from the last game. We controlled Leeds, on the set pieces, the second balls, they are really quick up front. We controlled it well.

‘We had our opportunities to win the game. We are losing games on the details – the Leeds goal, we are controlling the game and then one kick of the ball in transition but we managed to get back into the game. Last year it would be completely different. This year we are more in control of the games than we were last year but we are frustrated not to win.’

The manager did not lay blame at the feet of Heaven for the Leeds goal, despite his lapse in concentration costing his side.

‘Ayden and Leny [Yoro] are really young but it is not because of that. If you play so well during 90m minutes and you have a mistake that can happen.

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‘If you look at the game we had chances to score the second one and nobody would be talking about the goal of Leeds.’

He added, speaking to the BBC’s Match of the Day: ‘Overall, if you see the game we had more control. We created more chances, we controlled well, so if you look at the game you feel the frustration that we had the chance to win. It is a tough match in tough conditions.

‘The game plan was to understand what we did wrong against Wolves. We improved a lot because we were in the right positions. We improved from the last game.

‘It’s strange because they started a little bit better in the second half. When we are in control, we need to be focused in every detail. We know against West Ham, we are in control then one disconnection, there was a goal. We need to be connected all the time.

‘We managed to control our emotions and to score the next goal, and we had a big chance. I think we deserved a little better, but it’s okay.’