Man Utd new boy Leon catches eye in draw with Leeds

In a quiet moment, Manchester United might have discovered a young full-back named Diego Leon.

Even before they opened their pre-season campaign with a goalless draw against newly promoted Leeds, the club had already made some pretty important decisions about the 18-year-old, which indicated the recruitment department believed he had a promising future.

They made an initial investment to bring the South American Paraguay Under-20 international.

Then, instead of letting Harry Amass compete with Leon for what is thought to be the back-up left wingback slot, they gave him a highly sought-after first-team shirt, the number 30.

With Matheus Cunha, a summer signing from Wolves, also appearing in a Manchester United shirt for the first time, head coach Ruben Amorim chose Leon to start against Leeds in Stockholm.

At the end of the first half, the highlight was achieved. Chido Obi received a quick pass inside the penalty area with a delicate touch that one might not expect from a size Leon.

Although Goodness is aware of his formative years in South America, he is already a capable force.

Even in this encounter, which was played in pleasant conditions despite the sun and mid-afternoon kick-off, Leon seemed to be catching his breath on a few occasions as he gets used to the intensity of the Premier League.

“He’s] playing for Manchester United for the first and second weeks. He did a fantastic job. He is learning, Amorim told MUTV.

He is strong, he says. He will develop into a very capable player.

Willy Gnonto and Jayden Bogle overlapping runs initially confused him. But he quickly recovered from any potential danger and avoided the same situation with a little coaching from Luke Shaw, who was playing the left-sided central defender inside of him.

Even though the angle was essentially impossible, Leon was able to convert Casemiro’s deflected shot after it had rebounded from the top of the crossbar.

He didn’t need to fail, so the attitude is encouraging for the future.

They had the oldest player to blame for keeping Leeds out of United’s squad, which they had named after one of the youngest players.

With Andre Onana out injured, veteran goalkeeper Tom Heaton has signed a one-year contract extension. As a result, Altay Bayindir is vying for the interim first-choice starting spot.

And he made three admirable saves in the second half. After Joel Piroe had set up Bogle, Larry Ramazani received two rejections, but the best was the first.

Amorim said the current “environment is really good” at Manchester United, highlighting how well-coordinated the team is overall.

He said, “Of course, we will struggle occasionally.” However, I’ve been feeling this way since the beginning that we will struggle, but we are also struggling together.

That marks the beginning of everything. Then, because this club isn’t just about the effort, we must put the quality. The quality is the. You must succeed in games.

Strange for Leeds was that Jack Harrison, who has spent the last two seasons on loan at Everton and is expected to move again, started while Patrick Bamford did not make the trip and no explanation was provided prior to kick-off.

Will Ferrell, an investor in Leeds, watched from the stands as Jaka Bijol and Lukas Nmecha made their first starts under manager Daniel Farke, while other new signings Gabriel Gudmundsson, Sean Longstaff, and Sebastiaan Bornauw made their debuts after half-time.

It is obvious that Farke and Amorim can expect a lot of improvement from his side before their return to the top flight against Everton on August, as news spread about Leeds receiving a £17 million bid accepted by German club Hoffenheim for their midfielder.