Leeds stun Manchester United after Okafor double and Martínez red card for hair-pull

Leeds claimed a precious victory that takes them six points clear of Tottenham whose plight darkens further after Daniel Farke’s men pulled off a first league win at Old Trafford since February 1981 and in the process inflicted a first home defeat for Michael Carrick as https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/12/manchester-united-to-confirm-michael-carrick-as-interim-manager">Manchester United interim manager.

His team lacked control throughout, a state not aided by Lisandro Martínez’s silly 56th-minute red card for yanking Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s ponytail, and he is now suspended for three matches.