Leeds United's legion of supporters would not wish for anything different ahead of a trip to Old Trafford.
Their manager is on the front foot.
‘We set out to try and beat Liverpool in September and we gave them one hell of a game,’ said manager Simon Grayson.
‘We’ll go to Manchester United to enjoy it, but we’re going there to try to win. We’re not going there to sit back and defend.’
Those words would have had little resonance six years ago when these two clubs last locked horns in the Premier League at Old Trafford. That was in February 2004 when Leeds drew 1-1 with their arch rivals.
Grayson is now speaking as a League One manager of a Leeds United side who are into their third season in the third tier of English football. Facing Liverpool and United was nothing out of the ordinary earlier in the decade, but meeting the big guns is a rarity these days, and it is to be savoured.
Leeds gave Rafa Benitez’s side a stern test in the Carling Cup when the Anfield outfit scraped home 1-0, and tomorrow Grayson’s side have the chance to test themselves against Sir Alex Ferguson’s Premier League Champions in the third round of the FA Cup.
Grayson, Yorkshire born and bred, is in danger of smashing the doom and gloom which has gripped Leeds on their downward spiral.
Elland Road is a happier place nowadays because they top the table with a healthy 56 points, well clear of nearest challengers Charlton Athletic and Norwich City.
Yet Old Trafford will witness the resumption of a notoriously bitter rivalry tomorrow when the clubs collide.
source: dailymail
Leeds United's legion of supporters would not wish for anything different ahead of a trip to Old Trafford. 
