Source: Telegraph
Manchester United v Leeds: friends reunited by FA Cup draw
Pitched battles[LNB]FA Cup semi-final 1965 [LNB] Related ArticlesCarrick eager to experience Leeds clashPolice warn United and Leeds fansRio Ferdinand nears Manchester United returnKen Bates plans to use money from United FA Cup tie'Leeds must not be distracted by United tie'Grayson expects inspired KetteringA tetchy, bitter first match ended goalless at Hillsborough after both teams were intent on kicking hell out of each other, Eric Stanger of the Yorkshire Post noting that both sides "behaved like a pack of dogs snapping and snarling at each other over a bone'. Jack Charlton and Denis Law ended up on the floor wrestling with each other with precious little football being played. [LNB]The replay at the City Ground was just as combative, with Billy Bremner's last minute winner for Leeds sparing the sides a third round of confrontation. [LNB]-- [LNB]Try, try and try again[LNB]FA Cup semi-final 1970[LNB]This one did go to three matches. A combined attendance of more than 173,000 fans watched two viciously rugged goalless draws, followed by a second replay, again decided by a solitary goal from Bremner, at Bolton's old Burnden Park ground. [LNB]-- [LNB]Crossing the great divide[LNB]Leeds 2 Manchester United 3 1978[LNB]Gordon McQueen's return to Elland Road - after following his friend Joe Jordan across the Pennines earlier that year - was one full of hatred and bile. McQueen had stoked the flames by declaring on signing for United that "99 per cent of players want to play for Manchester United and the rest are liars". McQueen had 'Judas' daubed on his garage doors when still living in Leeds after the move and ran a gauntlet of hate that day. [LNB]-- [LNB]The return of the King[LNB]Leeds United 2 Manchester United 1 1994[LNB]Each time Cantona went back to Elland Road with United the love the Leeds fans had shown him when the Frenchman propelled them to the 1992 title was bastardised and amplified into seething hatred. Cantona's classic collar up stare in to middle distance after scoring against his former club turned the dial up to 11 in a fierce Premier League encounter. [LNB]-- [LNB]The way things were back then[LNB]Leeds United 3 Manchester United 4 2002[LNB]A match that represents all that has been good about the Premier League and neatly summed up Leeds vain attempts to topple Sir Alex Ferguson's side during the early part of the century. [LNB]A barnstorming match that was end to end from the start. Both sides were fully committed and after United threatened to run away with it by taking a 4-1 lead through a brace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and another from Ryan Giggs after Mark Viduka had cancelled out Paul Scholes' opener, they were made to sweat for their victory. Leeds were supremely talented and energetic but just unable to quite match United's excellence in a game that was a treat for any neutral. [LNB]
