It's been 41 years since Leeds United last won a league match against Manchester United at Old Trafford and a lot has changed since Saturday, February 28, 1981.
Leeds have been relegated and promoted three different times while the Red Devils have won a staggering 46 trophies, most of them coming under the guide of Sir Alex Ferguson.
But amidst all the glory and misfortune that has struck both sides since, Wednesday night's clash could finally see the Whites' curse of Old Trafford broken for good.
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In the almost 42-year span, Leeds have only beaten United on their turf once - a 1-0 win in the F.A Cup third round back in 2010 thanks to Jermaine Beckford's historic goal, but they are yet to do it in the Premier League despite 19 matches between the two sides since.
Back in 1981, it was Brian Flynn's 85th minute winner that stunned the entire crowd in Manchester that afternoon - including the over-packed away end full of Whites fans.
With United unbeaten all season at home, it was all set up to be a fairly easy ride for Ron Atkinson's side but after some stubborn defending from Leeds, the game was goalless going into halftime.
The two teams were still deadlocked going into the final ten minutes before a breakaway chance fell the way of the Whites as midfielder Kevin Hird played it out wide to winger Carl Harris.
Harris' cross into the middle of the box was flicked on by Flynn from 10-yards out, past United goalkeeper Gary Bailey and into the back of the net to send the away fans into pandemonium.
The smash-and-grab result remains Leeds' last winning goal in England's top-flight at the historic stadium but streaks like those are there to be broken eventually.
Perhaps today's Leeds squad will look back to that classic for a bit of pre-match inspiration before they step out onto the field on Wednesday night.
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