Sky Sports fail to apologise after X-rated outburst as Man Utd shocked by Leeds

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Sky Sports presenter David Jones decided not to apologise after Noah Okafor made an X-rated outburst following Leeds United's 2-1 win against Manchester United .

Okafor proved to be the match-winner for Leeds, as he struck a first-half brace to help the Whites earn a first league win at Old Trafford since 1981. But post-match, the Switzerland international appeared to get a little bit carried away as he celebrated and swore in front of the TV camera.

As the camera pointed straight at the delighted Okafor, he shouted: "Let's go. For f**** sake, come on!"

While Sky Sports often decide to apologise after a swear word is picked up, Jones didn't on this occasion.

Jones said: "What a night for Leeds United and that young man. Two goals and a little bit of colourful language, I think we can forgive him (Okafor) that on a night of huge passion and huge emotion for his football club.

"Those two goals and that victory might well have just taken a big leap towards Leeds United staying in the Premier League ."

United were stunned as Leeds made a fast start and took the lead through Okafor's fifth-minute opener. The Whites were outstanding throughout the first half and doubled their advantage just before the half hour mark when Okafor slammed home from the edge of the box.

Michael Carrick's side improved at the start of the second half but their task of getting back into the contest got a lot more difficult when Lisandro Martinez was sent off for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair. The Red Devils did pull one back through Casemiro in the 69th minute but were unable to find the all-important equaliser as Leeds held on for a historic win to boost their Premier League survival chances.

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Delivering his reflection on the game, Gary Neville said post-match: "It's a monumental night for Leeds. He'll have been nervous about the fact Leeds were perilously close to the relegation zone but this win goes a long way towards securing survival.

"It's the most disappointing night for Michael Carrick since he took over. They'll have to recover quickly with Chelsea coming up on Saturday. They never got going. Leeds fully deserved it over the course of the 90 minutes. They were the better team."

Defeat for United sees them remain in third but fail to extend the gap between them and sixth-place Chelsea in the race for the Champions League . They stay seven points in front of the Blues with six matches to go.

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