Paul Pogba moment highlighted Manchester United problem position against Leeds

Daniel James sends a United reminder

Manchester United fans were hardly upset when Daniel James left to (finally) join Leeds last summer, but there wasn't much celebration for the loss of a player who always tried his best for the club.

The Welshman headed into Sunday's match with a point to prove, having been sold only two years after arriving from Swansea, and his performance will only have reinforced what supporters already knew about him.

James caused moments of panic with his pace and direct running but remained an inconsistent threat. The problem is that if you give a player like him enough opportunities, he will eventually punish you. That is what he did with the second goal.

The Leeds winger capped a mind-boggling minute by shredding fellow 2019 signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka out wide and drilling a delightful ball into the box, which was tapped home by Raphinha.

United knew all about his threat from those wide positions, yet still made it look like they had never heard of him before. Thankfully, they were left off when James squandered the chance to score and give his side the lead with a second-half header.

A captain's goal

There is plenty of understandable debate regarding who United's permanent captain should be, but whoever it is will need to be someone who stands up to be counted in the big moments. Scoring the opener in a fierce derby encounter against Leeds, for example.

If there was ever a player with a point to prove, it was Harry Maguire at the weekend, and he duly obliged with a trademark captain's goal when he headed in emphatically from Luke Shaw's corner.

The obvious caveat is how porous the home side are from set-pieces. They conceded the most in the Premier League last season (15) and have now