NewsLeeds hold Manchester United 1‑1 at Elland Road as United's winless run reaches six
Bryan Mbeumo gave United a half-time lead before Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised. Lisandro Martínez, fined by the club during the week, was taken off at the break with no explanation.
Leeds United and Manchester United drew 1-1 at Elland Road on Sunday, 18 October. United have now gone six games without a win in all competitions, the first such run since the end of the 2018-19 season.
Martínez starts, then goes off
The build-up was about Lisandro Martínez. He had criticised the club's hierarchy, apologised, and been fined, the BBC reported. Michael Carrick still started him, and former Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson said on BBC Radio 5 Live that he had a good 45 minutes. At half-time he was replaced by Noussair Mazraoui. No reason was given, and Carrick did not mention it in his Sky Sports interview.
The goals
About 20 minutes in, the BBC noted there had been more yellow cards than shots. Bruno Fernandes had already been booked. In the 28th minute, Youri Tielemans set up Bryan Mbeumo for a free header, and he missed the target. Seven minutes later the same pair combined again: Mbeumo held off James Justin and guided Tielemans' low ball in.
With Fernandes playing as a false nine, as Robinson noted on 5 Live, United led at half-time in the league for the first time this season, according to the BBC.
In the 51st minute, Mazraoui headed behind for a corner the BBC said he did not seem to need to concede. Leeds' Muharemović headed it down and Dominic Calvert-Lewin finished at full stretch. The BBC said Leeds then took the next seven shots.
Marcus Rashford warmed up but never came on. Mason Mount replaced Carlos Baleba in the 74th minute and Cunha came on for Tielemans in the 84th. In stoppage time, Anton Stach's effort was cleared off the line.
What the managers said
Carrick told Sky Sports the confidence is "not sky-high" and said: "I'm not celebrating an unbelievable performance or a great result, but we've definitely got something to take us forward." Leeds manager Daniel Farke said his side should have won, and Calvert-Lewin said they were "unlucky, I think, not to win the game."
The table
United have one win, four draws and two defeats from seven league games, for seven points. Sky Sports and ESPN said it is their fewest wins after seven games since 1986-87. They are 13th, three points behind seventh-placed Leeds.
On Sunday afternoon, a fan asked the AI chatbot Grok whether United would go down if they drew every remaining game. Grok replied that would mean 38 points and put the relegation probability at around 20%.
United travel to Como on Wednesday.
We were one-nil up at the break and gave it back in six minutes. When the other team takes seven shots in a row, you change it at sixty, and if Rashford is warm, you use him. Manchester United should not be asking what is enough. Win on Wednesday, Michael.
- BBC Sport: live text and match report, Leeds 1-1 Manchester United (18 Oct 2026)
- Sky Sports: match report and post-match interviews with Michael Carrick and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (18 Oct 2026)
- ESPN: match report and Premier League table (18 Oct 2026)
- BBC Radio 5 Live: Paul Robinson's commentary (18 Oct 2026)
- @grok on X: reply on United's points and relegation odds (18 Oct 2026)
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