Leeds United will be looking to pile the misery on Manchester United on Sunday when the two rivals meet in the Premier League at Elland Road (14:00 BST).

Leeds failed to hold on after taking the lead at Arsenal last weekend, although head coach Daniel Farke will surely have been pleased with aspects of the performance overall.

As for Manchester United, spirits are low after their 1-1 home draw against 10-man Tottenham and a midweek 2-0 loss at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Lisandro Martinez's pointed words about the club's recruitment in the summer have done little to calm the mood ahead of what will be a fiery contest.

Early Elland Road issues

Farke will be content with the significant improvement in his team's overall play this season. One thing Leeds still definitely need to crack is early kick-offs.

Remarkably, they have gone 20 Premier League games without a win - drawing seven and losing 13 - in matches that have kicked off before 15:00. That is the longest run by a team in the history of the competition.

Typically, the earlier games come with tepid atmospheres, although there is no danger of Sunday's fixture being a low-key one for the crowd.

On home soil, Farke's side have been tough to beat, too, with four wins and three draws in their past seven games at Elland Road.

The visitors are likely to have to prepare themselves for an aerial bombardment. Leeds have won the most aerial duels in the Premier League this season, while only four sides have won fewer than the Red Devils.

Carrick facing Man Utd conundrum

Manchester United could do without a visit to what will be a white-hot Elland Road. Their six points after six games is their lowest tally in the top flight since the 1986-87 season, when they had four points.

The Red Devils have been accused of a lack of physicality in their opening games. That has been evident in the latter stages of matches, with Michael Carrick's side conceding a league-high four goals in the last 10 minutes of matches.

Midfield has been a particular area of concern. While Kobbie Mainoo and Youri Tielemans rank highly in terms of possession won in the middle third - they are first and joint-seventh respectively among Premier League players this season - there are clearly structural issues that have not been resolved.

In terms of the percentage of high-intensity pressures and counter-pressures in the middle third, Manchester United rank 17th and 18th respectively. The Red Devils have also spent a higher proportion of their time off the ball in a high block than any other team in the Premier League, potentially leaving too much space for their midfielders to cover.

At the sharp end of the pitch, there is a sense that the forwards should have done more with the opportunities they have had, too.

Going into the weekend fixtures, Manchester United have had the most shots (125) and the most touches in the opposition box (205) of any team. However, they are currently joint-last in terms of xG per shot, which sits at a lowly 0.08, and their conversion rate of 6.45% is better than that of only two teams.