Huddersfield Town 0:2 Manchester United

Lucky McLuckerson · Feb 9, 2018

..... ..VS ....

Date - Saturday, February 17 2018
Kickoff Time - 1730 Hrs GMT
Venue - Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield

FA Cup form guide

Manchester United: WW

Huddersfield Town: WDW

Last 5 meetings

Manchester United 5—0 Huddersfield Town

Manchester United 0—3 Huddersfield Town

Manchester United 3—1 Huddersfield Town

All-Time League Record

Manchester United wins: 2
Huddersfield Town wins: 1
Draws: 0

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José Mourinho

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Team News

Manchester United

Daley Blind and Marouane Fellaini ruled out. Zlatan Ibrahimović and Ander Herrera doubtful. Eric Bailly returns from injury.

Huddersfield Town

Aaron Mooy, Elias Kachunga and Jon Gorenc Stanković ruled out.

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Huddersfield Town Association Football Club (nicknamed The Terriers) is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Huddersfield Town were founded in In 1908 at the Albert pub as Huddersfield and the Huddersfield Association Football Ground Co. was formed and, with capital of £500, set about purchasing the Leeds Road recreation fields. The stadium just started as a pitch but was still ready for their first game, which was a local semi-final. On 15 August 1908, Huddersfield Town Association Football Club was registered as a limited company with Fred Walker being appointed as the club's first manager.

In 1910, just three years after being founded, Huddersfield entered the Football League for the first time. In November 1919 a fund-raising campaign was needed to avoid a move to Leeds. Citizens of Huddersfield were asked to buy shares in the club for £1 each, and the club staved off the proposed merger. The team went on to reach the 1920 FA Cup Final and win promotion to Division One.

In 1926, Huddersfield became the first English team to win three successive league titles – a feat that only three other clubs (Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United) have been able to match. Huddersfield Town also won the FA Cup in 1922 and have been runners-up on four other occasions. During the club's heyday, on 27 February 1932 the club achieved a record attendance of 67,037 during their FA Cup 6th round tie against Arsenal at Leeds United. This attendance has been bettered by only 13 other clubs in the history of the Football League. After the Second World War, the club began a gradual decline, losing its First Division status in 1952. After two seasons in the top division in the early 1970s the club spent 45 years in the second, third and fourth tiers of English football before being promoted to the Premier League in 2017

Huddersfield Town's main rivals are Leeds United (although there is never a shortage of beef with neighbours, Bradford City). There are also smaller rivalries with Barnsley, Oldham Athletic and formerly with near neighbours Halifax Town. They play their home games at Kirklees Stadium - having moved there in 1994.

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The Man Himself · Feb 11, 2018

It is an away game.

charlenefan · Feb 11, 2018

Must win game, the only thing we can win this season (the FA Cup)

Android1974 · Feb 11, 2018

The Man Himself said:
It is an away game.

Yeah, wrong title thread.

Damien · Feb 11, 2018

@Niall we're away

Quizierda · Feb 11, 2018

Mou will find a way to bottle that as well - just curious how he's gonna do it this time..

Heinzesight · Feb 11, 2018

Genuinely think we wil struggle.

AndyJ1985 · Feb 11, 2018

Let's predict how it'll go...

We'll spend the first 45 minutes hoofing it about and struggling to break down Huddersfield's defence. We may have one decent chance.
Second half we'll dominate possession for 20 minutes and maybe create another chance. We will probably score it.
We'll spend the last 20 minutes hoofing the ball about and inviting pressure on to ourselves. We'll concede a few chances and De Gea will rescue us.
If we're lucky we'll score another goal on the counter late in the game. If not we'll win it 1-0

The United way.

Damien · Feb 11, 2018

AndyJ1985 said:
Let's predict how it'll go...

We'll spend the first 45 minutes hoofing it about and struggling to break down Huddersfield's defence. We may have one decent chance.
Second half we'll dominate possession for 20 minutes and maybe create another chance. We will probably score it.
We'll spend the last 20 minutes hoofing the ball about and inviting pressure on to ourselves. We'll concede a few chances and De Gea will rescue us.
If we're lucky we'll score another goal on the counter late in the game. If not we'll win it 1-0

The United way.

We're likely to be fielding Romero. Romero and Shaw are the only two players I can confidently say will be playing. Rest of the side is tough due to the injuries we have.

HankHill · Feb 11, 2018

If Martial starts on the right, Pogba starts in a midfield two and our players play like they've never met before, let alone played football together, I'm going to assume that I'm trapped in some kind of Kafkaesque nightmare.

PoTMS · Feb 11, 2018

Leave Smalling in Newcastle. Please.

Niall · Feb 11, 2018

Damien said:
@Niall we're away

Woops! Fixed.

Feed Me · Feb 11, 2018

I can honestly say I don’t care about this game or the rest of the season. It’s all elementary because we aren’t going to win either of the competitions we’re still in.

royboy16 · Feb 11, 2018

Niall said:
Woops! Fixed.

Year and Date is wrong also

PoTMS · Feb 11, 2018

Feed Me said:
I can honestly say I don’t care about this game or the rest of the season. It’s all elementary because we aren’t going to win either of the competitions we’re still in.

Trust me, mate, I feel this way too but it’s because we were absolute shite today for the second week in a row. However, as Chelsea and Liverpool both showed in the UCL, it really is about who turns up on the day with the Cup, so we’ve got a better chance than you think. I’m sure you’ll feel differently when we’re lining up against Sevilla.

Feed Me · Feb 11, 2018

PoTMS said:
Trust me, mate, I feel this way too but it’s because we were absolute shite today for the second week in a row. However, as Chelsea and Liverpool both showed in the UCL, it really is about who turns up on the day with the Cup, so we’ve got a better chance than you think. I’m sure you’ll feel differently when we’re lining up against Sevilla.

I’m sure you’re right, buddy.

Such a crap feeling right now. Day ruined!

Johnnyredboots · Feb 11, 2018

Table says we are 2nd with one of the best defensive records in the league, but you'd be mad to think that when you watch us play lately. Such uninspired and unmotivated performances make me question why i even bother to watch anymore. It's getting to the stage where i am reaching Moyes/LVG-esque apathy towards following us.

I hate saying and feeling such negative things, but i honestly think we'll get beaten here too, all teams really have to do is play defensively press high and we fold like a deck of cards. Spurs and Newcastle have proved this among everyone else that has beaten us this season, and you know what they say, bad stuff happens in 3's.

Kush · Feb 11, 2018

Feed Me said:
I’m sure you’re right, buddy.

Such a crap feeling right now. Day ruined!

Things always look bleak after a performance/result like this but the beauty of football is that you still look forward to the next game with hope that things could be better.

This is a must win cup tie for us, crashing out of this competition could completely wreck our morale.

bosnian_red · Feb 11, 2018

De Gea
Valencia Lindelof Rojo Shaw
Mctominay Carrick Pogba
Mata Rashford Sanchez

Need a big performance to get a bit of confidence back ahead of the Champions League game to Sevilla.

Irrational. · Feb 11, 2018

Another team that love the press (as they did earlier this season).

Not holding much hope.

Canagel · Feb 11, 2018

Season is finished if we don't win this game. The only trophy realistically we can win. More important than the CL. Team should be:

Romero
Valencia Bailly Rojo Shaw
Carrick McTominay
Mata Pogba Sanchez
Lukaku

Devil may care · Feb 11, 2018

4-2-3-1 trundles on, Rashford and Herrera likely wont be fit and I expect the back 5 to be altered.

minoo-utd · Feb 11, 2018

It's more important to finish top four now. Not in the mood untill our next league game.

el3mel · Feb 11, 2018

I get hardly interested in these cup games after a league lose. Even though it's the only trophy we can win this season, I hardly care about it at the moment.

YouOnlyLiveTwice · Feb 11, 2018

Sandikan · Feb 11, 2018

Blimey, cheer up people.
We've every chance in this cup, but we need to be a lot more on the ball than today's showing, although if Martial or Sanchez scored their great chances it'd have been a lot different.

paulscholes18 · Feb 11, 2018

Is it on BBC or BT Sport?

Romero
Lindelof Jones Rojo Shaw
Herrera McTominay
Mata Lingard Sanchez
Rashford

peridigm · Feb 11, 2018

Think I’m gonna skip this one and watch it on replay or listen to it on the radio. Tired of delaying my projects to watch us live and end up pissed off in the end.

Hugh Jass · Feb 11, 2018

Need to play a strong side and give a good performance.

Ballache · Feb 11, 2018

DDG
Valencia-VNL-Rojo-Shaw
--------------Carrick-------------
---Herrera------------Pogba---
Alexis-----------------------Martial
---------------Lukaku-------------

Bastian · Feb 11, 2018

I probably have an unpopular opinion on how we should lineup. Given how they played when we faced them in the league, I'd want to rest Sanchez, Martial, Matic and Pogba.

Hoping for a no-nonsense ref.

Class of 63 · Feb 12, 2018

Romero
Jones Lindelof Rojo Shaw
McTominay Carrick
Pampered Princess
Lukaku Martial Rashford

0-4, doddle

Next

The Man Himself · Feb 12, 2018

At the risk of losing, we need to bring wholesale changes to this match with upcoming CL away match to Sevilla and yesterday's performance both being factors.
Romero, Lindelof, Rojo, Shaw, McTominay, Mata should all be playing. Herrera and Rashford too, if fit. Darmian will get in by default at RB and stink up the place. Carrick can also play but I think he should be preserved, if there is any hope of 3 man midfield vs Sevilla.

SwSw · Feb 12, 2018

Totally see us losing this with a pivot of Pogba and Matic.

The Pivot doesn't do us much good since our CBs are generally bad with the ball at their feet. Any form of pressing will result with the ball being played long since the passing option to the midfield is limited to only Matic. So, we play it long, Lukaku doesn't hold it up and we invite pressure again.

Rinse and repeat.

tony54 · Feb 12, 2018

bosnian_red said:
De Gea
Valencia Lindelof Rojo Shaw
Mctominay Carrick Pogba
Mata Rashford Sanchez

Need a big performance to get a bit of confidence back ahead of the Champions League game to Sevilla.

I think that is a good team, a decent pairing of Rojo and Lindelof, plus a midfield three. If Pogba appears to be playing in a different universe then get him off sharpish and put Herrera on.

sunama · Feb 12, 2018

Bastian said:
I probably have an unpopular opinion on how we should lineup. Given how they played when we faced them in the league, I'd want to rest Sanchez, Martial, Matic and Pogba.

Hoping for a no-nonsense ref.

They beat us in Huddersfield.
So, for them, this match will be their Cup final.
It'll be their heart, passion, power, drive to win. Verses our skill and tactical superiority.
It pains me to say it, but most of our players don't play with passion anymore. They simply wear the kit, put in a professional performance, then go home happy, regardless of the scoreline.

In summary, we need to play our strongest side and attempt to win this from the 1st minute. If the score is 0-0 after 30 minutes, Hudderfield and their home support will believe they can win and with their passion, they may score a goal or two.

Annihilate Now! · Feb 12, 2018

I may have a ticket in the home end... should be interesting!

Bastian · Feb 12, 2018

sunama said:
They beat us in Huddersfield.
So, for them, this match will be their Cup final.
It'll be their heart, passion, power, drive to win. Verses our skill and tactical superiority.
It pains me to say it, but most of our players don't play with passion anymore. They simply wear the kit, put in a professional performance, then go home happy, regardless of the scoreline.

In summary, we need to play our strongest side and attempt to win this from the 1st minute. If the score is 0-0 after 30 minutes, Hudderfield and their home support will believe they can win and with their passion, they may score a goal or two.

I'd still rather we protect our most important players for the CL. Our squad players aren't only here to come on as subs in the last 20mins. They should be up for it. If not, then summer is coming...

DomesticTadpole · Feb 12, 2018

Bastian said:
I'd still rather we protect our most important players for the CL. Our squad players aren't only here to come on as subs in the last 20mins. They should be up for it. If not, then summer is coming...

If we go out of the cup I can see us going into a right slump. Would you trust Darmian in this game. I bloody wouldn't. He is off in the summer and knows it. He couldn't care less.

OnlyTwoDaSilvas · Feb 12, 2018

Urgh, this lot again. Sick of seeing them and that cap-wearing Kloppelganger. Also didn't realise it was away at that spaceship of a ground that's had about 20 names since it was built.

Sanchez owes a few of their lumps a good kicking. Hope he delivers. A win would be good too.

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