Leeds midfielder Patrick Bamford has sent a message to Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ahead of their journey across the Pennines.
Sunday's game will be the first Premier League meeting between the fierce rivals at Elland Road since October 2003, and although the Reds beat Marcelo Bielsa's side 6-2 at home earlier this season, this game promises to be a closer match.
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The West Yorkshire club defied the odds by defeating Manchester City in their penultimate match, while also securing a point against Liverpool on Monday - impressive results against two of the league's best teams.
Despite United's club-record streak of 23 away league matches without a loss, Bamford, who has 14 league goals for Leeds this season, has sent a message to Solskjaer ahead of Sunday's game.
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"“I don't believe there are many teams as fit as us,” Bamford said on the Official Leeds United podcast.
"You might argue that Liverpool is one of the teams with our level of fitness, but the fact that they are playing so many games would take its toll on them.
I don't think there's someone similar to our fitness standards in the teams playing the same number of games
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After previously describing his stance on fitness standards under his stewardship, the United manager can believe the Reds are one of the teams fitter than Leeds.
“You must maintain your modesty when working hard "According to Solskjaer.
"When we recruit new recruits, one of the first things I tell them is, "You've got to work hard here because our fans want a hardworking player."
If you look at the [fitness] figures over the past two years, you'll see that we've made significant progress."
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