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Manchester United U21s lost 2-1 to Leeds United in our first home match of the 2023/24 Premier League 2 season at Old Trafford.
The starting XI: Elyh Harrison, Habeeb Ogunneye, Marc Jurado, Teden Mengi, Sonny Aljofree, Toby Collyer, Mateo Mejia, Isak Hansen-Aaroen, Joe Hugill, Hannibal Mejbri, Omari Forson. Substitutes: Jacob Carney, Maximillian Oyedele, Daniel Gore, Ethan Williams, Charlie McNeill.
The game started terribly for Manchester United as they found themselves 1-0 down after 8 minutes.
A few minutes later, Leeds had a player brought down in the penalty area. The referee pointed towards the spot before Elyh Harrison managed to deny the penalty kick. United fought on trying to make their chances count. It was Omari Forson who had the first real chance for United, but it was cleared off the line. Mateo Mejia was heavily involved once again and Isak Hansen-Aaroen had a decent attempt blocked.
Marc Jurado was busy on the flank with his crosses, and one of them found Habeeb Ogunneye, but once again United were denied the equaliser. What followed in the second half was not any different. By the hour mark, United found themselves 2-0 down. This came immediately after we created another chance through Mejia.