Ole Gunnar Solskjaer previews Man Utd v Leeds Utd
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Roy Keane has claimed Leeds players and fans were "silly" to ever think they were as big as Manchester United but has waxed lyrical about the rivalry.
The two teams will go up against each other in the top flight for the first time in over 16 years this afternoon.
Keane's header was the difference the last time the Red Devils saw off Leeds in the Premier League.
But he always knew he was in for a fight against the Yorkshire outfit and has put the rivalry in the same category as those with Arsenal and Liverpool.
"Leeds would certainly be there with them sorts of teams - the Arsenals, the Liverpools," he said on Sky Sports.
"Man City probably weren't as strong when I was playing.
"But Leeds were right up there and it was fantastic. The beauty of it back then, and I know people will say that they'll have a go today, but they always did.
"They always came and had a go at United.
"I always think the Leeds players and maybe the supporters were probably silly to think they were as big as Man Utd. Obviously they're not.
"But they'd always come and have a go I'll give them that.
© Getty ImagesLeeds have stayed true to their intense style following promotion
"You'd always be up for a physical battle, always tense, obviously a lot of rivalry with the supporters, a lot of hatred there but it was brilliant."
Leeds were one of United's main title challengers at the turn of the century before their demise.
But Marcelo Bielsa has led them back to the Premier League and they have been tipped to pose the Red Devils plenty of problems.
Their intense style will test a United side that have struggled at home this term.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has only seen his team win one of their six league games at Old Trafford.