Jack Harrison on Leeds United setting standard ahead of Manchester United game

Leeds warmed up for the renewal of acquaintances with their old foes from across the Pennines with an outstanding and exhilarating attacking performance in a thumping 5-2 win over Steve Bruce's Newcastle.

It saw Leeds score five times in a league game at Elland Road for the first time since May 2001 as they emphatically answered the charge that they lack ruthlessness in the final third.

Just as importantly, it ended a worrying five-match run without a home triumph, while also injecting Marcelo Bielsa's side with some momentum after back-to-back defeats against West Ham and Chelsea.

Attention now switches to Sunday's mouth-watering trip to Old Trafford, with Leeds aiming for a replication of those heights produced against the Magpies, when they produced 25 attempts on goal.

Speaking ahead of Leeds's first league game at the home of the Red Devils since February 2004, Harrison said: “It’s a big one for us.

“We know it means a lot to a lot of Leeds United fans, so we will be hoping for another good performance against them.”

On the fillip of Wednesday's sublime attacking performance, Harrison, who put gloss on a golden finish with a brilliant late drive to seal the scoring, added: "We have had a few rough games and we were really hoping to come back and redeem ourselves.

"We knew how important it was to come out strong and be aggressive to try and play our usual game. We did exactly that.

"We're always trying to be intense. We play until the final whistle as aggressive and intense as we can. You look at all the players making those runs at the end and it shows our fitness level and how we want to play."

Specifically on his own strike, he commented: "It was just a spur of the moment thing.

"I didn't really think about it too much and when I don't I think the best things happen. I was really fortunate to get that one at the end."