**It’s been a successful start to their second season back in the Premier League so far for [Leeds United](https://www.leedsallover.com/tag/leeds-united/).**
With the Whites sat in 7th place in the Premier League, there’s a genuine conversation between fans and pundits alike as to whether we can push to qualify for Europe this season.
However, at our bitter rivals Manchester United, the mood is completley different.
After being winless in their last eight games, Michael Carrick is under an extraordinary amount of pressure as their manager. The fact he also has key players coming out and slagging off the club every two minutes doesn’t help either.
However, Peter Schmeichel has recently highlighted a Leeds United-related issue that is currently plaguing Man United.
Jason Wilcox spent five seasons at Leeds as a player between 1999 and 2004. In that time, he made 106 appearances, scoring six goals and providing 11 assists. ([LUFCHistory](https://lufchistory.com/players/jason-wilcox-1971-07-15/))
Before signing for Leeds, he had a decade-long spell at Blackburn Rovers, where he notably won the Premier League title with them back in 1995.
These days, Wilcox is Man United’s director of football, with the Englishman being heavily criticised for the club’s recruitment in recent transfer windows.
It’s fair to say that former Man United ‘keeper Schmeichel believes this criticism is warranted, with the Dane recently blasting Wilcox on an episode of Overlap Daily.
“We have people who, openly in their playing careers, stated that they hated Manchester United. Playing for clubs that were enemies of Manchester United. Very little experience and all of a sudden, they’re in decision-making jobs at Manchester United.
“He’s one of them (Jason Wilcox). I just don’t understand why he’s there. He played for Leeds (United); you’re supposed to hate Man United. Obviously, with Blackburn as well that year, when they won the championship and beat us to it on the last day.”
As much as I love the idea of Wilcox being a secret agent and sabotaging Man United from within due to his affinity with the real United, this is unlikely.
His recruitment certainly hasn’t been the best. But the problems within Man United had started way before he arrived at the club initially in 2024.
I just find it amusing how Schmeichel went on to blast Wilcox because he played for Leeds. He also then went on to criticise Jim Ratcliffe.
Ratcliffe has hired people who used to work at Manchester City to be in executive positions at Man United.
Schmeichel’s complaints are so ironic when considering he spent the last year of his playing career at **Man City!**
If he loved Man U as much as he claims to and always bangs on about, he wouldn’t have been taking a cheque from one of their direct rivals.
Just because Wilcox played for Leeds United doesn’t mean Man U should be 16th in the Premier League. And when it comes to people being involved with Man United’s biggest rivals at various points, Schmeichel needs to take a look in the mirror.