Manchester United's midfielder Fred played a vital role during Manchester United's hard-fought 2-0 victory over Leeds United at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon.
Although Marcus Rashford and substitute Alejandro Gernacho got the job done for Erik Ten Hag's side, Leeds United posed a hard nut to crack during the rivalry clash, which was clouded by fans' insulting chants. Man United were forced to wait by an aggressive Leeds United before they were able to score twice in the final ten minutes of the encounter.
Leeds United threatened mostly in the first half, but Manchester United somehow managed not to be surprised by the Whites like they were on Wednesday at Old Trafford, when the Red Devils had to fight back after trailing 2-0 to rescue a point. Sunday's clash was a replica, but Erik Ten's side managed to grind out results in a cagey match, and Fred played an important role.
The 29-year-old Brazilian won the Sky Sports Man of the Match award with his performance. He set a season high record for the highest tackle won by a player in a single Premier League game. The player who holds this record was Kyle Walker-Peters, who created the record for Southampton against Fulham on the boxing day of the year 2020, according to an Opta analyst via manunited.com.
According to the Sports Channel breakdown of the midfielder's performance, the box-to-box player won the most tackles in the game (8 against Leeds United), recorded the most intensive run of 292 and covered a distance of 10 kilometers in the process.
He made 11 interceptions, won 11 duels, and completed 8 passes in the opponent's half. Despite getting into the referee's book for a tackle he made on Crysencio Summerville earlier in the game, Fred went on to carry out his duties efficiently despite the tensed atmosphere and aggressive nature of the match.
The former Shaktar Donestk man has been instrumental for Erik Ten Hag's side this season. He has recorded four goals and two assists across 31 appearances in all competitions while playing alongside Casemiro and Christian Eriksen; he occasionally plays with Scott McTominay; and he recently started the last two games with the team's winter arrival, Marcel Sabitzer.
After a below-par performance he made against the hosts when they visited Old Trafford on Wednesday, Fred was at his best when Manchester United replayed the reverse league fixture at Elland Road.
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