Cunha goal ensures 24-year wait for Leeds goes on

Few of the near 40,000 that flooded the Elland Road terraces would have cared to admit it given the depths at which one of English football's most intense rivalries runs, but it was hard to argue that this was anything but a well-earned point apiece that serves the intentions and ambitions of both Leeds and Manchester United well.

- Aaron Bower

On first glance, a draw away at a relegation-threatened, newly promoted side does little in terms of oozing positivity. But given the fact Ruben Amorim selected a starting lineup with nine defensive-minded players and the visitors were facing a Leeds side now on their longest unbeaten run in the Premier League since 2001, they will view this as a point gained.

This latest instalment of this rivalry may have felt every inch as vitriolic and hostile as historical encounters in the stands - you only had to witness the reaction to the visitors' team bus arriving at Elland Road - but it didn't quite feel that way on it; there wasn't quite the bite of those infamous matches of previous decades.

That was evident at full-time, as the players from both sides embraced and debriefed each other after a fairly low-key and often low-quality contest.

To that end, there was no surprise both goals came predominantly from mistakes with Brenden Aaronson opening the scoring just after the hour mark before Matheus Cunha levelled just three minutes later.