Huddersfield Town v Manchester United: match preview

Manchester United and Huddersfield may have be focused on other things but David Wagner will be hopeful his side can progress by repeating the display that shocked United earlier in the season
  
  

Huddersfield Town v Manchester United
Huddersfield Town v Manchester United Photograph: x

There are two Premier League grounds where José Mourinho has never been on the winning side. Newcastle is the more famous, but on his first visit to Huddersfield in October the Terriers ran out 2-1 winners. That is perhaps the high point of the newly promoted side’s season, more recently they have been sliding down the table, though against Bournemouth last week David Wanger showed he is once again prepared to put faith in attack and try to hurt opponents. Huddersfield’s attempts to play on the front foot may be hampered by the absence of ideas man Aaron Mooy, recovering from a gashed knee. Paul Wilson

Saturday 5.30pm BT Sport 2

Venue John Smith’s Stadium

Head to head Huddersfield wins 11 Manchester United wins 21 Draws 15

Referee Kevin Friend

Odds H 7-1 A 2-5 D 7-2

HUDDERSFIELD

Subs from Coleman, Green, Hefele, Williams, Smith, Kongolo, Löwe, Billing, Depoitre, Palmer

Doubtful Depoitre (foot), Löwe (match fitness), Smith (concussion)

Injured Mooy (knee, 24 Feb), Stankovic (knee, 24 Feb), Kachunga (knee, Mar)

Cup-tied Pritchard

Suspended None

Discipline Y41 R3 (all competitions)

Leading scorer Mounié 7 (all competitions)

MANCHESTER UNITED

Subs from J Pereira, De Gea, Smalling, Jones, Matic, Sánchez, Young, Valencia, Blind, Carrick, Bailly

Doubtful Blind (ankle)

Injured Herrera (thigh), Ibrahimovic (knee), Rashford (knock, all 25 Feb), Fellaini (knee, Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y60 R1 (all competitions)

Leading scorer Lukaku 20 (all competitions)

 

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