For saying it was the War of the Roses, Leeds United offered petal garlands rather than a thorny fight as they were pruned, plucked and deadheaded by a resurgent Manchester City. Whereas the team from Yorkshire were as threatening as garden gnome with a limp fishing line City went at their trans-Pennine opponents with the football equivalent of razor sharp secateurs, cutting them down to size with brutal ferocity. Neil […]

When it comes to the War of the Roses and the FA Cup it’s the men on the Yorkshire side of the Pennines with the bragging rights in the 21st century. Leeds United have twice visited Manchester and on both occasions gone away victorious – once to be expected, the other a massive shock result. It was 13 years ago when high flying Leeds of the then Premiership, beat City […]