Weston McKennie wasted no time when it came to making an impression at Elland Road. The midfielder had made two previous appearances in a Leeds United shirt before making his home debut against Manchester United on Sunday.
However, a large majority of those fans in attendance last weekend had never seen him play in the flesh and they were brought to their feet after just six minutes as the American steamed into a challenge with Red Devils left-back Tyrell Malacia. The man in red had seen the tackle coming and tried to ride it as he dribbled the ball out of defence, but he could do little to prevent McKennie from leaving him on his back.
It was a tackle that announced McKennie to those of a Leeds persuasion, drawing a chest-thumping roar of passion from those inside the ground. However, the tone for that effort had been set a few minutes earlier by the 24-year-old’s midfield partner and compatriot Tyler Adams.
