Manchester United battled their way to a 4-2 victory in a thrilling Premier League slobberknocker against bitter rivals Leeds United on Sunday, though they were forced to weather the storm — both literally and figuratively.
Torrential rain poured down and high winds whipped through the stadium as the two historic foes met in a league game in front of fans at Elland Road for the first time in almost 20 years.
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The breakthrough came 34 minutes into the icy, unrelenting Yorkshire deluge when Harry Maguire opened the scoring with something of a milestone goal in United’s season.
Ralf Rangnick’s side were the only Premier League side not to have scored from a corner in 2021-22 and it was their captain who finally broke that duck at the 140th attempt by clambering through a crowded box to head home Luke…
