There was plenty of world class players on that pitch i must say. Leeds team was a pure talented team full of English players, hope Leeds come back to the top flight soon.
Some of that leeds team the youth team beat man u with the likes of beckham giggs butt and a few others yes ur spot on both teams had world class players
Little did the supporters knew that it was largely due to Rio's sell to Man Utd that the club survived for at least another season or two before completely falling apart
I'm a Leeds. Even now I'm gutted that this team imploded, bower assault case, financial mismanagement and mass exodus of talent. Can't wait to LUFC back to the PL. Also Oliver Dacourt was brilliant to watch, TV cameras never showed his movement off the ball and his midfield tackle rate.really underrated player.
I remember this. Leeds had gone a long time without a win against them and it was a big weight of their shoulders. I know that feeling as a Liverpool fan who'd just ended a similar run 2 years earlier.
Alan Smith will always be one of my favorites. He didn't want to leave, he was forced out and man Utd offered the most. I genuinely don't get the hate for him. Leeds lad through and through
The main reason O'leary got the sack was that he refused to sell rio, the leeds decline was just starting and the board wanted cash for the accounts. This was the last season that man utd could pick the league for the best players. If only we kept O'leary and rio. Venables and barmby was utter shite for us to be honest. Atleast we made them pay for rio and it shows just how much an impact that leeds team had on the league. MOT
LOL! Did every young Irish and English prospect play for Leeds back then? Keane, Fowler, Smith, Bowyer, Mills, Rio, Woodgate, Matteo, Harte, Hucks, Robbo. Add that to the Oz lads, Lucas and I'm sure there's more.
Bro massive Leeds Fan that comment is mental , he could ping a free kick yeah but afternoon earnshaw ripped him apart he was never the same player speed was exposed and players would jog past him for fun hence why he's went to levante.
My god he he could bang a 35 yarder in though and stick a cro on your nut .Always said he’d be better as a oust and out winger though with a gods defensive left back behind him he could take a man on too
Sheffield United was the first ever United. granted Manchester United was formed before Sheffield United but they were called Newton Health LYR until 1904.
That Beckham elbow would be a red card these days. Woodgate card & penalty as well. The EPL has changed so much in just 20 years. And not for the better. It's all Hollywood along with the $$$$ these days. I think VAR should have been limited to strictly essentials. Great memory. Thanks to Lars for uploading it. This was the best team we've had since the Revie years. Bielsa worked wonders to get his group of low level players into the top flight. He was literally a magician! He made ordinary players look good for one whole season.
6.16 in fact if 2001 calendar year been a football season Leeds would've won the league. It all started to go wrong after losing to Cardiff in the fa cup 3rd round.
Watching this leeds vs Bielsa leeds. I don't know, the current leeds look stronger but I know that this team was one of the best. Imagine Bielsa with this team? Wow.
Lmao - this Leeds team reached a Champions League semi and topped the Premiership in early 2002. You think a newly-promoted side, gone for 16 years, is stronger?
According to a very good friend, Liverpool fan....Leeds supporters still not accept how Cantona left the team to move to Man.Utd...they can t accept that...that s the season they hate United
Leeds For Life Liverpool - Everton rivalry is oftenly a family tied, one family could have everton supporter in a father and liverpool supporter in a son. Nick Barmby isn't the only one moved from one merseyside club to others. Man Utd - Leeds was based on War Of The Roses between The Red (Mancs) and The White (Leeds). nothing friendly about it.
@@ianj7789 Come on. Leeds has been relegated and needed to sell their assets to cover the huge debts. Put yourself in Alan Smith's position. He was approached by one of the best managers of all time to come and play for him at a club like Manchester United, any professional would be stupid to turn it down. People forget these players are professionals at the end of the day.
@@callumflesher2073 It was all Ridsdale's fault he went to Cardiff and nearly done the same their. O'Leary is a legend simple as I couldn't say a word wrong about the man.
O'Leary took Leeds to a 4th 3rd 4th place finishes, uafer cup semi final and champions league semi final, it was only the 2nd half of the 2001/02 season which was a failure, he should never have been sacked
@@mattmillman8942 I'm suprised Ridsdale is allowed to still be involved in Football to this day. The plan was to get O'Neill when they sacked O'Leary but they messed up on that one.
You are sadly very correct. Been one for 50 years and it's always a rough ride (except for a good chunk of the seventies). That's why I still remember this one so well and am revisiting today! I watched it with 2 Man U fans. It was a glorious day.
I can understand Arsenal fans calling the likes of Cashley Judas because Arsenal only ended up being less strong than Chelsea because of switches like that which just made the slight difference I mean Arsenal got to a ChampionsLeague final before Chelsea did but Leeds calling Ferdinand Judas is embarrassing especially as they were a lower league team less than 2 years later and Ferdinand stayed at a giant club like ManUtd for a dozen years amd is a club legend and any Leeds fan who still thinks he made the wrong decision are idiots where as Cashley tarnished his legacy at Arsenal and didn't do that great anyway at Chelsea he won less league title's in more time spent at Chelski. Fluked 1 CL but it's not like Arsenal wouldn't have won 1 if they'd kept their team that got to 2006 final.
There were only roumers of Man Utd wanting Ferdinand, he said at one point he was happy at Leeds then O'Leary was sacked, Man Utd indeed offered to buy Ferdinand and he requested a transfer
Nope, the 2002/03 Venables eventually quit frustrated at selling players he didn't want to, Peter Ried was appointed with 8 games left and Leeds finished 15th, got relegated the next season
how many trophies did Rio win in Man Utd career and how many trophies did any of those Leeds players won other than Alan Smith after he Joined Man Utd🤣🤣🤣🤣?stfu
@@davidburton7065 lol ..mate ..i use to run with the service crew back in the early 80s mate the Yorkshire Republican army ..lusc those were crazy times ...
There was plenty of world class players on that pitch i must say. Leeds team was a pure talented team full of English players, hope Leeds come back to the top flight soon.
their best two were aussies..
Some of that leeds team the youth team beat man u with the likes of beckham giggs butt and a few others yes ur spot on both teams had world class players
Only utd ones though.
Your right. The United team was full of world class players. I can’t say the same for Leeds. They were still a decent side tho.
Sean Brennan I wouldn’t say Leeds had any ‘world class’ players. No way.
For a few years during this period, the ManU Vs Leeds matches were very, very tasty even for the neutrals.
a few years ? know ya history young 'un. at least 60 bleeding years. come on kidda, think before you type.
@@blackbob3358 those were a bit before my time, lol. But I am aware of the pedigree of Leeds back in the days of Revie, etc.
For the neutrals but anti-MUs =))))
England is a rare example where rivalry is not based on a strength of the clubs.
Little did the supporters knew that it was largely due to Rio's sell to Man Utd that the club survived for at least another season or two before completely falling apart
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
I'm a Leeds. Even now I'm gutted that this team imploded, bower assault case, financial mismanagement and mass exodus of talent. Can't wait to LUFC back to the PL. Also Oliver Dacourt was brilliant to watch, TV cameras never showed his movement off the ball and his midfield tackle rate.really underrated player.
Simon Cunniffe hope leeds will return to BPL this season as well as liverpool win the BPL title.
@@mohdazmi10 Aged well
@@ReubenSempleJones Yep, same could be said a year later.
Liverpool top of the BPL undefeated and Leeds top of the Championship.
I remember this. Leeds had gone a long time without a win against them and it was a big weight of their shoulders. I know that feeling as a Liverpool fan who'd just ended a similar run 2 years earlier.
Alan Smith will always be one of my favorites. He didn't want to leave, he was forced out and man Utd offered the most. I genuinely don't get the hate for him. Leeds lad through and through
Don't kiss the badge and claim you'll never join Man Utd then! Doing so just makes you look like a turncoat.
@@danielward67 Manchester United were the only ones willing to stump. Up the cash.
Maybe the problem lies with the owners?
@@DarthPingu07 The owners didn't force him to claim he'd never play for United or kiss the badge.
He was a Liverpool fan
@@danielward67 no but it was the owners that put us in the position where we had to sell all of our stars.
Harte to Kewell. Just a thing of great beauty. Can't wait until we have a good team once again. This lot were the last truly good team we've had.
It actually hurts more now than when we got relegated.So much talent went to waste Smith, Bowyer, Kewell, Viduka.
Should never have sacked O'Leary after the 2001/02 season, the next season the 2002/03 Leeds could have done something special!!
I still maintain: a more competent manager than 'O Leary would have won things with that squad.
The main reason O'leary got the sack was that he refused to sell rio, the leeds decline was just starting and the board wanted cash for the accounts. This was the last season that man utd could pick the league for the best players. If only we kept O'leary and rio. Venables and barmby was utter shite for us to be honest. Atleast we made them pay for rio and it shows just how much an impact that leeds team had on the league. MOT
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LOL! Did every young Irish and English prospect play for Leeds back then? Keane, Fowler, Smith, Bowyer, Mills, Rio, Woodgate, Matteo, Harte, Hucks, Robbo. Add that to the Oz lads, Lucas and I'm sure there's more.
@@MH-ro3ww we can still have the pick in2020 you odius little cretin!!
Ian harte has to be one of the best 2 footed full backs in Prem history!
Bro massive Leeds Fan that comment is mental , he could ping a free kick yeah but afternoon earnshaw ripped him apart he was never the same player speed was exposed and players would jog past him for fun hence why he's went to levante.
My god he he could bang a 35 yarder in though and stick a cro on your nut .Always said he’d be better as a oust and out winger though with a gods defensive left back behind him he could take a man on too
Sorry about spelling bloody autocorrect
he was wank. could score a freekick or two though.
That Leeds side were quality
There’s only 1 United and that’s Leeds United ( ALAW) ⚽️⚽️⚽️
Manchester United
Newcastle United
West Ham United
Sheffield United
Leeds United
Sheffield United was the first ever United.
granted Manchester United was formed before Sheffield United but they were called Newton Health LYR until 1904.
@@OT-gl7ql Lmao ur right. There's 5 united and only 1 of them won't be in the BPL next season. Guess who...
@@iceice0000 Colchester United?
@@FootballFury Until 1902 actually
Remember this like yesterday, was always happy to see rio making mistakes after his transfer to utd
Leeds united is the great team in 2002 season
"rio who?" aaand alan smith leave the next year. fkn hell
Harry kewell was quality at leeds injuries ruined him at Liverpool
Great player, but an utter twat when it came to his transfers....and then he joined galatasaray which, yeah...that was kinda hard to take.
Lol.Liverpool didn't go for ronaldo because they wanted harry kewell more 🤣
That Beckham elbow would be a red card these days. Woodgate card & penalty as well. The EPL has changed so much in just 20 years. And not for the better. It's all Hollywood along with the $$$$ these days. I think VAR should have been limited to strictly essentials. Great memory. Thanks to Lars for uploading it. This was the best team we've had since the Revie years. Bielsa worked wonders to get his group of low level players into the top flight. He was literally a magician! He made ordinary players look good for one whole season.
Nice that the coverage went off before Venables got to speak and do his Sid James laugh😁
Man I wish I could be addicted to the premiership like I am now but back then. The intensity is gripping.
No red card for that elbow? lmao it unbelievable how many decisions man United got away with in the fergie days
Well it was golden bollocks beckham wasn't it?
Football wasnt soft back then that's y u twat had players punching eachother breaking legs whole teams fighting
No snowflakes in fergies united 😆
Leeds got promoted, can't wait for the good old days
6.16 in fact if 2001 calendar year been a football season Leeds would've won the league. It all started to go wrong after losing to Cardiff in the fa cup 3rd round.
the trial and the sheer relief of the trial bieng over was also responsible
match of the day on ITV????? man I'm old this takes me back
No, it was "The Premiership" when ITV had the rights.
Yes it was terrible on ITV
I think it was on Sky as an 11:30am kickoff too. I vaguely remember watching this.
Watching this leeds vs Bielsa leeds. I don't know, the current leeds look stronger but I know that this team was one of the best. Imagine Bielsa with this team? Wow.
Lmao - this Leeds team reached a Champions League semi and topped the Premiership in early 2002. You think a newly-promoted side, gone for 16 years, is stronger?
@@BradAaronTaylor I said they look stronger 🙄 why can't people learn to read before they comment.
@@DarthPingu07 I know - I understood your comment. I just thought it was bizarre.
How a team with woodgate , Viduka, Bowyer , Kewell, harte , robinson etc is weaker than a team of Cooper, Bamford, Harrisson, Raphinha & Meslier ?
According to a very good friend, Liverpool fan....Leeds supporters still not accept how Cantona left the team to move to Man.Utd...they can t accept that...that s the season they hate United
They hated Man Utd long before this. There were multiple fights among them in 1970’s, 80’s, and 90’s
In today's game this would be card and VAR galore😅
Leeds finally gonna comeback to the premier league again 😀 been too long
it was so clear winters hated ferguson and man utd....i love it
2 giants of English football
Leeds Leeds Leeds
Which was more contentious? Rio to Man United or Sol Campbell to Arsenal?
Kewell kissing the badge followed by that snub of Rio...little did we know that Kewell would become an even worse Judas.
What did he do?
Saturday 14th September 2002
Funny how with all the focus being on Rio's so-called betrayal, the real Judas scored the winning goal that day
Leeds For Life
Liverpool - Everton rivalry is oftenly a family tied, one family could have everton supporter in a father and liverpool supporter in a son. Nick Barmby isn't the only one moved from one merseyside club to others.
Man Utd - Leeds was based on War Of The Roses between The Red (Mancs) and The White (Leeds). nothing friendly about it.
he went to galatasaray melon
No the REAL JUDAS WAS SMITH
@@jackwhite8256 Liverpool paid 5million for Kewell.
Nowhere near what he was worth but hardly a free transfer.
@@ianj7789 Come on. Leeds has been relegated and needed to sell their assets to cover the huge debts. Put yourself in Alan Smith's position. He was approached by one of the best managers of all time to come and play for him at a club like Manchester United, any professional would be stupid to turn it down. People forget these players are professionals at the end of the day.
Venables was a terrible appointment. Sacking O'Leary was a huge mistake.
Spending money we didn't have was a mistake also
@@callumflesher2073 It was all Ridsdale's fault he went to Cardiff and nearly done the same their. O'Leary is a legend simple as I couldn't say a word wrong about the man.
O'Leary took Leeds to a 4th 3rd 4th place finishes, uafer cup semi final and champions league semi final, it was only the 2nd half of the 2001/02 season which was a failure, he should never have been sacked
@@mattmillman8942 I'm suprised Ridsdale is allowed to still be involved in Football to this day. The plan was to get O'Neill when they sacked O'Leary but they messed up on that one.
@@dv4lufc77 should have been banned from football yes totally!!
Reckon Rio had the last laugh.
Adam Craig absolute shite
@Adam Craig might aswell call you lemon lad.
Leeds fans have to have good memories to remember anything special
@@matthewmulholland1797 it's sad a team like Leeds is so poor and desperate to need good memories
You are sadly very correct. Been one for 50 years and it's always a rough ride (except for a good chunk of the seventies). That's why I still remember this one so well and am revisiting today! I watched it with 2 Man U fans. It was a glorious day.
Rio Ferdinand was awful for Man U until 2006/07.
I can understand Arsenal fans calling the likes of Cashley Judas because Arsenal only ended up being less strong than Chelsea because of switches like that which just made the slight difference I mean Arsenal got to a ChampionsLeague final before Chelsea did but Leeds calling Ferdinand Judas is embarrassing especially as they were a lower league team less than 2 years later and Ferdinand stayed at a giant club like ManUtd for a dozen years amd is a club legend and any Leeds fan who still thinks he made the wrong decision are idiots where as Cashley tarnished his legacy at Arsenal and didn't do that great anyway at Chelsea he won less league title's in more time spent at Chelski. Fluked 1 CL but it's not like Arsenal wouldn't have won 1 if they'd kept their team that got to 2006 final.
People said Beckham was purely a set-piece merchant. Not so; the creep could deliver a cynical elbow in the face anytime in a game.
Smith to United and Kewell to Liverpool
Paddy mcguiness at right back
"JUDAS" Bahahaha that's the best
Martyn and Radebe on bench😱
Such a great team what happened
Smith playing where? Defence?
Striker
As much as we hate united Leeds was a viscous rivalry
What a cross from Harte
So sad Leeds was so great.... Rio Kewell not cool move.... Smith Viduka and co goes... Leeds don't have money 😢
Nisteroy can't shoot outside the box. Always fault
Can see why smith joined united.... guy was a pest and would tackle hard
Don’t get bitter, when he left Leeds were relagated and weren’t MUFC rivals. Took a lot of bottle for a him to go to MUFC. Give him some credit
18 years later: Leeds who?
Rio who? Rio champions league winner, not league 1 contender
We haven't been in League One for over six years now.
Kevin Kibble in 2008 you were
8 years ago, going on 9...
Yes and in that year rio won the champions league
Leeds: 4th place, 32 points
Man Utd: 6th place, 21 points
rio who?
premier League and champions League winner 😛
Rio Ferdinand
Thines Shanmugam well said and i’m Leeds through and through
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Rio who , makes me laugh . Poor Leeds always second best .
That pitch looks fucked
Rio W ho?
So, Leeds wants money and decided to sell Rio- then Leeds fans call him Judas? lol, perhaps blame your board instead of the player.
There were only roumers of Man Utd wanting Ferdinand, he said at one point he was happy at Leeds then O'Leary was sacked, Man Utd indeed offered to buy Ferdinand and he requested a transfer
And then, one club became biggest in the world and the other club went down in shithole. I'm sure Rio was bothered by this
¡¡¡ QUE VIVA BIELSA !!!
Harry kiweel Rio Ferdinand kiwell no handshake ivan no good looking
I guess this was the season leeds relegated
Nope
This was 2002/03, right at the very start of the season. We were relegated in 2003/04 so almost two years after this match.
Get you facts right before youtry to be sarcastic. Knobber!!
Nope, the 2002/03 Venables eventually quit frustrated at selling players he didn't want to, Peter Ried was appointed with 8 games left and Leeds finished 15th, got relegated the next season
good manchester united got ferdinand from leeds so that he could get humiliated
Get humiliated with shit loads of league titles & a Champions League guess I would love get humiliated if my career was a trophy ladden
how many trophies did Rio win in Man Utd career and how many trophies did any of those Leeds players won other than Alan Smith after he Joined Man Utd🤣🤣🤣🤣?stfu
The irony of this video is that Smith and Kewell turned out to be even worse traitors than Rio. At least he never kissed the badge while at Leeds.
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I bet Rio Ferdinand is gutted he left Leeds when he looks back. I bet he thinks about those relegations he missed out on.
If that team had all stayed together it wouldn't have happened,
I was 13 wow
Best ever Leeds first team Xl as follows, GK Schmeichel Jr, RB Irwin, LB Miller, CB Ferdinand, CB McQueen, RM Strachan, CM Giles, CM Smith, LM Sharpe, CF Jordan, CF (and Captain) Cantona
Who's Miller?
6 of these were poached from Leeds
You can't leave a fit Woodgate out of that team, and what about Radebe? Smith CM instead of Bremner?
You're having a fucking laugh mate.
@@nickclapham1336 Windy?
Chris Lee u wind up merchant had to laugh though Leeds Leeds Leeds
Judas
Service crew mate s !!!!!!!!! Lufc youth hit squad!!!!!😎
@@davidburton7065 lol ..mate ..i use to run with the service crew back in the early 80s mate the Yorkshire Republican army ..lusc those were crazy times ...
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Don't think Man United give a fuck about Leeds
United had the last laugh though , when United beat them last time they faced each other
Stripped of the fans player of year award, that's a fucking disgraceful thing to do, so so childish and pathetic but karma is great.