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90′ +5
Leeds United have done it! They're in dreamland! Jermaine Beckford is the hero, his first half strike has secured a famous result. This once mighty club are back in the big time.
90′ +4
A sliced volley from Rooney draws cheers of delight from the Leeds fans.
90′ +3
Manic scenes in the Leeds area! Rooney's sweetly struck volley is parried out by Ankergren. A posse of United players follow up on the rebound. Eventually Leeds clear.
90′ +2
Hughes goes off for Leeds. 18-year-old Aidan White is his replacement.
90′ +1
A header from Owen goes just wide! Great cross from Neville.
90′
Valencia wins a header. The ball bounces through to Ankergren who pounces on the ball.
90′
Five minutes for Leeds to hang on!
89′
Berbatov flicks the ball on in the box but no one is there. Leeds fans are bouncing with delight to the right of the dugout.
88′
Johnson is shown a yellow card.
88′
Lubomir Michalik - a defender - takes the place of Becchio.
87′
Becchio is down receiving treatment, giving everyone a chance to draw a sharp intake of breath. What a fantastic cup tie this has been.
86′
United's players are getting no time on the ball whatsoever, fantastic pressing from Leeds.
84′
Valencia wins United a throw. Ankergren punches clear.
82′
Beckford chases down Wes Brown near the touchline and forces a corner.
82′
This really is end to end stuff.
81′
Gibson, on the edge of the box, hits a volley first time. Just wide from the Irishman.
81′
Valencia keeps the ball in on the right and wins a corner.
80′
At the other end Owen goes down on the edge of the box. No free kick says Chris Foy, much to the chagrin of United's players.
79′
Oh my word what a strike! Snodgrass takes the set piece and hits the crossbar! Leeds were desperately close to sealing the victory there!
78′
Beckford earns a free kick, Evans the offender.
77′
Beckford almost wins it for Leeds! The striker springs into life in the box from an angle which just goes wide. Johson then goes close! Hardly time to catch your breath here!
77′
Leeds make a change. Robert Snodgrass comes on for Howson.
76′
Rooney misses a great chance! Berbatov does well again, laying it off to Valencia. The winger crosses for Rooney who skies his effort over. He should have done better, and he knows he it.
74′
Fabio crosses again and the outcome is familiar: Ankergren rises high to claim.
73′
United come forward again. Leeds are remaining firm in the face of this onslaught.
72′
Rooney has a shot from a central position which is straight at Ankergren.
70′
United really should score! Valencia, Owen and Rooney all have shots at goal but the net doesn't bulge! Owen had by the far the best chance - in space the sub scuffed his shot.
69′
Substitution 
Anderson 
Michael Owen
Anderson Michael Owen
69′
Giggs' high through ball towards Berbatov is dealt with comfortably by Hughes.
68′
Anderson is replaced by Michael Owen, who scored four goals against Leeds in his Liverpool days.
66′
Valencia speeds down the right. Kisnorbo stoops down low to head the Ecuadorian's cross away to safety.
65′
Nice effort from Johnson. Kuszczak is well positioned to save the shot.
65′
Beckford wins a free kick off Wes Brown, who needs to watch himself.
64′
Close from Fabio, who breaks forward, passes to Rooney, continues his run and gets the ball back. The curly haired defender curls and effort just over the angle between post and bar.
61′
A rare chance for Leeds. The ball sits up for Johnson on the edge of the D and he hammers a volley at Kuszczak who stands firm and saves. The Leeds player has another shot moments later which is much further away and less troubling for United's stand in stopper.
59′
A back header from Hughes nearly presents Berbatov with a golden chance! Ankergren slides out to mop up.
59′
Beckford, so pivotal in the first period, is on the peripheries in the second half and looks isolated.
58′
Corner for United. Giggs takes and it's cleared by Naylor.
57′
Substitution 
Danny Welbeck 
Antonio Valencia
Danny Welbeck Antonio Valencia 
57′
Substitution Gabriel Obertan Ryan Giggs
Gabriel Obertan Ryan Giggs
57′
Ryan Giggs and Antonio Valencia are entering the fray. Gabriel Obertan and Danny Wellbeck are off.
55′
A corner from Johnson is cleared by Brown.
54′
Gibson opts to play it short to Fabio, who whips a cross in. Leeds stand firm and clear. Beckford gives his team a respite in winning a free kick.
53′
Yellow Card Darron Gibson
53′
Richard Naylor is the first Leeds player to be shown a yellow card for taking down a rampaging Rooney.
51′
Some neat footwork in the box from Wellbeck presents Berbatov with a chance. The languid forward tries to round Ankergren who does well again to snuff out the danger.
49′
Great save from Ankergren! He gets in the way of a Wellbeck volley from the right hand side of the box.
49′
Play restarts with a drop ball.
48′
Brown tackles Howson and the Leeds man isn't happy. There's a bit of afters, nothing more than handbags really.
47′
Howson brings down Wellbeck and there are appeals for a penalty. Nothing doing says referee Chris Foy.
46′
Obertan, now on the left, sets up Rooney down the wing. Hughes heads behind before Berbatov can get to it.
45′
Leeds continue where they left off in the first half. Howson marauds forward and crosses. Kuszczak claims.
45′
The second half has kicked off. Can Leeds hang on for a famous win?
45′ +2
Chris Foy blows for half time. Some boos can be heard as the teams trudge down the tunnel. Fantastic performance from Leeds so far. I suspect the famed hairdryer might make an appearance in the United dressing room at half time.
45′ +1
Obertan pops up on the left and lays a ball off to Fabio to cross. It goes past everyone for a goal kick. That should be that at the end of an absorbing half.
44′
United break with Obertan. The Frenchman switches play to the left with Wellbeck. The 19-year-old is unable to control the pass and sees the ball go out for a throw-in. There will be two minutes of stoppage time.
43′
This game hasn't disappointed so far. The atmosphere is electric and the players are getting stuck in.
41′
Johnson goes down in a heap after a challenge from Brown, who is on a yellow card. The United man got the ball before taking out the man.
40′
Ankergren comes to claim from the set play but misjudges it. Evans tries to take advantage with a headed effort. Fortunately for the Leeds stopper he can't find the target.
39′
A chance for United from a free kick. Gibson takes. Naylor heads behidnd for a corner.
37′
United are having the majority of the possession in their search for an equaliser. Leeds are still threatening intermittently.
36′
Yellow Card Wes Brown
35′
Wes Brown picks up a yellow card for a foul on Becchio.
32′
Rooney passes to Wellbeck on the left. The 19-year-old cuts the ball back and plays in a cross-shot which goes past the post.
31′
"Fergie what's the score" is the refrain from the jubilant Leeds fans.
30′
Rooney struggles to get the ball under his control and Kilkenny is able to take the ball out of defence.
28′
Anderson plays a lovely ball through to Obertan, who manages to win a corner. Anderson takes and Ankergren punches. The ball is whipped in again and cleared. Rooney takes a touch before curling a shot wide.
27′
Anderson has another strike on goal from the edge of the box. Again it's wide.
26′
Leeds are creating chances almost at will.
24′
Brilliant play from Crowe! Rooney breaks free down the right and stabs the ball under Ankergren and appears to have scored but the Leeds defender gets back and denies the England striker.
22′
Leeds' players are snapping into tackles and Sir Alex Ferguson's men look ruffled.
20′
Becchio could have made it two! The striker is presented with a free header which he can only direct over.
19′
Goal Jermaine Beckford
18′
GOAL FOR LEEDS! Jermaine Beckford scores for the away side to silence Old Trafford. He runs onto a long ball out of defence from Howson, advances into the box and stabs the ball past Kuszczak.
15′
United are finding a lot of space down the wings. Rooney tries to shoot first time from a high pass when perhaps he should have headed it. Anderson then flashes a shot well wide.
13′
Obertan slaloms into the box on the right and plays the ball across the area. Wellbeck is unable to bring the ball under control.
12′
Johnson is hugging this left touch line. He is challenged by Anderson and the ball goes out. Johnson thinks he's won a corner. The referee points for a goal kick.
11′
Beckford has another shot, this time from much further out. It's comfortable for Kuszczak though.
9′
Wellbeck plays in an inviting cross but no United players gamble. Berbatov may well have opened the scoring if he had committed to getting on the end of that.
8′
Hughes' free kick is flighted into the box. Kuszczak claims.
6′
Beckford brings the ball down in the box and tries an acrobatic effort which goes over.
6′
Johnson is involved once more, winning a corner. Kuszczak rather nervily punches clear.
4′
Leeds work the ball out to the left and Johnson crosses. His ball in evades everyone.
2′
Gibson has an early sighter for United which flies wide.
1′
We're underway at Old Trafford.
Leeds have brought 9,000 fans to Old Trafford, a mark of the support they have. Premier League sides Wigan and Hull could only muster a pitiful attendance of 5,335 at their game yesterday.
At the turn of the previous decade both of these sides would be fighting it out for the Premier League. Now Leeds are in League One after an astonishing fall from grace. Today's match will be a chance for the club to show it is close to rising back to where their fans surely feel their club belongs.
Here is how Leeds will line up: Ankergen, Crowe, Naylor, Kisnorbo, Hughes, Howson, Kilkenny, Doyle, Johnson, Beckford, Becchio.
Substitutes: Martin, Prutton, Grella, Michalik, Capaldi, White, Snodgras
Manchester United will line up as follows: Kuszczak, Neville, Vidic, Evans, Fabio, Welbeck, Anderson, Gibson, Obertan, Rooney, Berbatov.
Substitutes: Amos, Rafael, Brown, Carrick, Tosic, Giggs, Owen.
Hello and welcome to Goal.com's live coverage of the FA Cup Third Round tie between Manchester United and Leeds United at Old Trafford. I'm Alan McGuinness and I'll be taking you through the action as these two rivals fight it out for a place in the next round.
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