Part one of a Premier League double-header with our Yorkshire rivals takes place at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening (20:00 GMT kick-off).
Ahead of that contest, Erik held his pre-match press conference at Carrington earlier this afternoon, and in the first part, he fielded questions on Jesse Marsch’s recent departure from Elland Road, our home form, Casemiro’s suspension, team news and more.
Prior to the second section of the press conference being released at 22:30 GMT this evening, you can see every word from the first section below, starting with an introduction from Erik, after he had a delay in attending his media briefing…
"First, I want to apologise I'm late, but I had to do a procedure for the visa and there was a technical problem so that's why.