What a difference one year makes
Twelve months ago, Leeds United were licking their wounds after a second consecutive pasting at Old Trafford. It was not the manner in which a Whites side, which ended 2020/21 in top-four form, wanted to start a campaign with.
The opposition and location on that opening day in 2021 masked the problems which would ultimately come out over the following six months for Leeds. An opening-day loss turned into a two-month wait for a Premier League win and, eventually, a bitter relegation scrap.
