Leeds United v Manchester United - last five meetings: from Cristiano Ronaldo to Jermaine Beckford

Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford celebrates at Old Trafford.Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford celebrates at Old Trafford.
Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford celebrates at Old Trafford.
Leeds United against Manchester United is one of the fiercest rivals in English football, however, since the Whites relegation from the Premier League in 2004, meetings between the two sides have been rare.

Leeds and the Red Devils are set to meet each other for the first time in seven years on Wednesday in Perth, for the occasion, here are the last five times the two sides have met each other.

September 20, 2011 - Leeds United 0-3 Manchester United

This was the first time the two sides had met since Leeds' famous win in the FA Cup 3rd round at Old Trafford and was the first time the Red Devils had played at Elland Road in nearly eight years.

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Leeds started well with a Tom Lees header being cleared off of the line inside four minutes by Dimitar Berbatov.

Michael Owen, though, opened up the scoring for Sir Alex Ferguson's men inside 14 minutes with a low scuffed shot past Andy Longergan. He then doubled their lead in the 32nd minute with a fine strike from the edge of the area.

Ryan Giggs added a third with a brilliant solo goal in front of the Kop just before half-time to leave Simon Grayson's men staring down the barrel.

In the second half Leeds never troubled a Manchester United side that saw a young Paul Pogba step off the bench as Leeds bowed out of the Carling Cup.

January 3, 2010 - Manchester United 0-1 Leeds United

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Simon Grayson's table-topping Whites travelled to Old Trafford for the first time since Leeds' relegation from the top flight in 2004.

Jermaine Beckford put Leeds ahead in the 19th minute with a scuffed shot past Thomas Kuszak, which sparked memorable scenes in the visiting section.

Leeds then dug in to withstand pressure from the hosts star-studded line up that contained the likes of Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Ryan Giggs.

The Reds came close but were denied by an inspired Leeds back four led by Richard Naylor and goalkeeper Casper Ankergren.

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