Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel talking about Leeds United on the Overlap Daily.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel talking about Leeds United on the Overlap Daily.
There is absolutely no love lost between Whites supporters and their fierce rivals Man United.
Indeed, right now Leeds supporters can enjoy being on top in the rivalry, and looking down the table at the Red Devils.
The two teams met in the Premier League not long back, with Leeds fighting back to earn a 1-1 draw at Elland Road.
It says a lot about the mood of the two camps right now that Leeds were the more disappointed about the result.
Peter Schmeichel knows all too well the hatred between the clubs having been a stalwart of the 1990s Man United team that dominated English football, and one thing his former club have done has really baffled him.
Peter Schmeichel cannot fathom Man United hire after Leeds past
There are plenty of figures feeling the feeling the heat at Man United right now.
Manager Michael Carrick is chief among those, though he looks set to keep his job for now despite a 3-0 loss at home to Bournemouth last time out.
Leeds fans will have precious little sympathy, though there may be some for a former Elland Road favourite Jason Wilcox.
The former Whites winger has been director of football at Old Trafford, having first been appointed as technical director in April 2024.
As well as his Leeds past, Wilcox was a member of the Blackburn Rovers side that denied Man United the Premier League title in the 1994-95 season.
As such, Schmeichel finds it baffling that Man United would have hired hm in the first place.
Speaking on the Overlap Daily, Schmeichel said: "I don't understand when he's there, when you play for Leeds you're supposed to hate Manchester United and of course he hated Man United.
"And of course with Blackburn that year where they won the Championship and beat us to it in the last round of the season. Man United were the enemy."
Does Peter Schmeichel have a point?
Leeds fans will never miss an opportunity to laugh at Man United when the opportunity presents itself.
Right now, there is ample opportunity to really stick the boot in, and frankly who could blame Leeds fans for doing so.
But does Schmeichel have a point in here?
Certainly, if the situation was reversed would it be a bit off for a former Man United player to hold such a prominent role at Elland Road?
It is difficult to imagine they would be afford a warm welcome, and they would need to do a pretty flawless job to avoid criticism.