Former Manchester United hitman Louis Saha has said that one Leeds United goal in the promoted side's 2-1 Premier League win at Old Trafford on Monday (April 13) shouldn't have been given due to a foul in the build-up.
Noah Okafor fired the visitors in front inside five minutes before doubling their advantage before the half-hour mark with a flicked effort off Leny Yoro as Leeds led by two goals at the break.
Lisandro Martinez's 56th-minute dimissal for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair jolted the hosts, who pulled one back through Casemiro 13 minutes later, with captain Bruno Fernandes producing a league-leading 17th assist of the season.
However, an equaliser wasn't to be as United lost for the second time in four games to fall nine points behind second-placed Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
Saha - who played at Old Trafford from 2004 to 2008 - tweeted that Okafor's second goal should have been ruled out for a foul on Yoro:
"Im the only one to see an obvious fault on Yoro. Seriously!!!! I understand that’s a derby but no!!."
The victory marked Leeds' first at Old Trafford in 45 years as the Whites moved six points clear of the relegation zone with as many games left.
"We gave the game away in the first half" - Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes- Source: Getty
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes- Source: Getty
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes rued his side's slow start in the Premier League defeat against promoted Leeds United at Old Trafford on Monday night.
Noah Okaford's first-half brace had given the visitors a comfortable half-time cushion before the Red Devils - down to 10 men - rallied in the second half, pulling one back but not finding an equaliser.
"We gave the game away in the first half," Fernandes told Sky Sports (as per the BBC). "We were not up to the game straight away with our intensity. We knew they wanted to press as 1v1. We had to be better on the first ball but even better on the second ball.
"We weren't great. We gave too much space away. We ended up going 2-0 down. We had time in the second half to turn it around, but it was not possible."
Michael Carrick's side next take on Chelsea away on Saturday (April 18) as they hope to stay in the UEFA Champions League places with six games remaining.