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Manchester United mascot taunted Leeds fans before their pre-season friendly
Fred the Red bent down and wiggled his bum in front of a section of Leeds fans
They reacted angrily with one fan chucking his pint of beer at the United mascot
United comfortably beat Leeds 4-0 in this week's pre-season friendly in Perth

Published: 05:34 EDT, 18 July 2019 | Updated: 06:49 EDT, 18 July 2019

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Manchester United mascot Fred the Red caused quite the scene by taunting Leeds fans before their pre-season friendly in Australia.

Stoking up the pre-existing tension between the two sides, the United mascot bent down and wiggled his backside in front of a contingent of Leeds supporters ahead of kick-off.

You can imagine the reaction it provoked. The Leeds fans responded by giving Fred the Red the two-finger salute while one fan doused him in beer.

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Man United's mascot Fred the Red taunted Leeds fans and had a beer chucked at him (right)

The United mascot waved at the Leeds fans as he was given the two-finger salute by them

It was the first meeting between these old rivals for nearly eight years and it attracted a near sell-out crowd at the Optus Stadium.

Despite Leeds naming a strong side, it was Fred the Red who had the last laugh as United ran out comfortable 4-0 winners.

Mason Greenwood grabbed his first senior goal for the Red Devils to open the scoring before Marcus Rashford's superb effort doubled their lead.

Mason Greenwood scored his first senior goal as United beat Leeds 4-0 earlier this week

The United players pictured celebrating after Anthony Martial sealed the win from the spot

Phil Jones made it 3-0 shortly after the break before Anthony Martial sealed the win from the spot after some clever work from Tahith Chong earned a penalty.

It is only mid-July, but already there have been some encouraging signs for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's young United side, having recorded back-to-back wins in their pre-season so far.