Indeed both Chris Sutton and Paul Merson are predicting heaving defeats for United. Sutton told BBC Sport he expects City to win 4-0: “It was Leeds' home defeat to Aston Villa that cost me in my predictions last week, because I went for a draw, but I was at that game and they could easily have got something from it.

Manchester City will look to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal with three points at home to Leeds United on Saturday

Meanwhile, after a slow start to their season, West Ham have picked up seven points from their last three Premier League games, with new manager Nuno imprinting his style on the side. Last week, they went 2-0 up against Bournemouth but were eventually pegged back by two second half goals and had to take home a 2-2 draw.

Ominously for the under-fire Daniel Farke, Haaland has yet to go two Premier League games without scoring so far, with an astonishing return of 14 goals in 12 outings. The Leeds boss knows he is the main danger man, albeit not the only threat.