Leeds United were triumphant against Manchester United on Monday night. Gary Neville and Roy Keane were eager to praise the Whites.
A six-point gap to the relegation zone was Leeds’ reward for the best performance of the season on Monday night, coming away from Old Trafford with three points.
Leeds knew we had to start well to get anything from the game, so to be two goals to the good after half an hour was dreamland. We then saw out the late onslaught from the home side to secure a famous win.
Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Paul Scholes dish praise out to Leeds United’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin
At the centre of supposed ‘controversy’ at Old Trafford was Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The Leeds striker was an absolute menace with one of his most rounded performances that you’d have considered nigh on perfect if he finished his chances.
Instrumental to the first goal, Calvert-Lewin muscled Leny Yoro into diverting Jayden Bogle’s cross into Noah Okafor’s pass. He was then the victim of hair-pulling from Lisandro Martinez, seeing the diminutive Argentine rightly sent off.
On the Stick To Football podcast, the striker was given strong praise from some Old Trafford greats, highlighting how well he played.
“I thought Calvert-Lewin was really good,” Paul Scholes began.
“He was a handful wasn’t he? I know he’s short in other areas, but he was a handful,” Roy Keane added. “Back to the old days, even the first goal. He attacked it well.
The missing piece was the finish for Calvert-Lewin. Gabriel Gudmundsson’s inch-perfect cross in the early exchanges saw Calvert-Lewin slide in, denied by a brilliant Senne Lammens stop. Another big chance came and went in the second half when he latched onto cross and couldn’t divert his header into the corner, saved again.
“He was brilliant, but showed why he’s probably not at the top,” Scholes continued. “He should have finished the game for them really. He bullied both centre-halves, he’s amazing at that, but to get to the next level..”
“He missed a good header against Man United,” Keane added. “He’s got to score that. I’d forgive him for the other one where he slid in, the ‘keeper made a really good save. But, the header..”
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s Leeds United performance vs Man Utd shows exactly what he’s about
Calvert-Lewin should be heavily praised for how well he performance at Old Trafford.
That was the exact striker performance we needed in a tough away game where we had to press high, get in their faces, and show some mettle.
Yes, he should have got on the scoresheet, without question. But, that victory doesn’t come without Calvert-Lewin’s tireless efforts leading the line.
It’s worth remembering his outstanding double clearance on the goal line to keep us in the lead late on. That will be massive this season.
Of course, as Scholes and Keane say, his finishing is where he struggles. The rest of his game is undoubtedly elite, though.
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