Man City's last five visits to Elland Road as Leeds…

Man City's last five visits to Elland Road as Leeds United clash approaches

Leeds United will resume their Premier League campaign when defending champions Manchester City visit Elland Road on December 28.

The Whites headed into the World Cup break in 15th place and two points ahead of the relegation zone, while City sat five points behind leaders Arsenal in second.

Although Man City have reigned supreme in the Premier League in recent years, they've enjoyed mixed success on their travels against the Whites.

Here, LeedsLive have taken a look back at their previous five visits to Elland Road.

April 2022 - Leeds 0-4 Man City

Leeds followed their humiliating 7-0 thumping at the Etihad Stadium, with a 4-0 defeat in the reverse fixture at Elland Road last season.

Rodri opened the scoring with a glancing header inside 13 minutes, before second half goals from Nathan Ake, Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho completed the rout.

October 2020 - Leeds 1-1 Man City

When Raheem Sterling danced inside to dispatch an emphatic finish into the bottom corner after 17 minutes, Leeds supporters inevitably feared the worst.

But a spirited performance saw the Whites fight back as Rodrigo capitalised on a rare Ederson error to stab home the equaliser just before the hour-mark.

The Man City shot-stopper later made amends for his error by spectacularly tipping Rodrigo's goal-bound header onto the crossbar.

Leeds went on to beat Man City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium later in the 2020-21 season, with Stuart Dallas' double earning them a famous win.

March 2004 - Leeds 2-1 Man City

The picture was very different for Man City when they visited Elland Road towards the latter stages of the 2003-04 season. Leeds were rooted to the foot of the table, while the Citizens were in acute danger of being sucked into the relegation dogfight.

Leeds earned a crucial three points to boost their survival hopes, although it would eventually prove worthless as they succumbed to relegation at the end of the campaign.

Stephen McPhail opened the scoring in the first half when his free-kick deflected beyond David James. Nicolas Anelka equalised for the visitors on the cusp of half-time, but Mark Viduka decided the contest from the spot.

August 2002 - Leeds 3-0 Man City

Terry Venables opened his short-lived Leeds reign with a convincing 3-0 win over Man City on the opening day of the 2002-03 season.

Goals from debutant Nick Barmby, Mark Viduka and substitute Robbie Keane ensured that the Whites cruised to victory.

Leeds had been forced to sell the likes of Robbie Keane, Jonathan Woodgate, Lee Bowyer and Robbie Fowler in Venables' first transfer window at the helm. Rio Ferdinand had also been sold to Manchester United for £30 million, which was a world record fee for a defender at the time.

Venables eventually tired of the club selling their best players and left in March 2003. Peter Reid took the reins as the Whites limped to a 15th place finish.

September 2000 - Leeds 1-2 Man City

Man City interrupted Leeds' winning start to the 2000-01 season, after the Whites registered back-to-back victories over Everton and Middlesbrough respectively.

The Citizens stormed into a 2-0 lead at the break courtesy of goals from Steve Howey and Gerard Wiekens. Bowyer pulled one back after the break, but City held out to condemn Leeds to their first defeat of the campaign.

Leeds would respond to that loss in devastating fashion by defeating the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea on their way to a top four finish.

They also got their revenge on Man City with a 4-0 away victory in January 2001 thanks to a double from Robbie Keane, and goals from Eirik Bakke and Bowyer.