Leeds’ unwavering man-to-man system is doing more harm than good right now. Just 44 seconds into their match with Manchester United at Elland Road, you could see the visitors toying with their opponents’ obsession with man-marking.
Harry Maguire was taking a free-kick in his own half and the 10 seconds that followed set the tone for the rest of Sunday’s game. Cristiano Ronaldo came running deep and Diego Llorente followed him all the way.
If Ronaldo had kept running all the way to his own goalkeeper, I have the feeling Llorente would have gone with him.