Man United were under heavy pressure at the end but had to settle for a point - three would have put them level with rivals City in second place in the table.
Leeds were brought in on an interim basis by Under-21s coach Michael Skubala two days after Jesse Marsch was sacked after less than a year at the club and it looked set to be a flying start to the manager's job - with key points in the relegation battle.
- We showed good character and from now on we will show the same character.
We can beat any team, says Leeds goal scorer Wilfried Gnonto according to the BBC.
Sancho has been training on his own
After just over an hour, Marcus Rashford reduced the score to 1-2 with a well-timed header.
Ten minutes later, Jadon Sancho equalized to make it 2-2.
The origin was a very beautiful attack where, after a bit of luck, the ball bounced right to Sancho who scored with a hard shot inside the penalty area.
It was Sancho's first game in the Premier League since October.
He has been training outside the team after both physical and mental problems.
Victor Nilsson Lindelöf came on with ten minutes while Anthony Elanga remained on the bench for the entire game for Man United.