Man U vs.Huddersfield
Venue: Old Trafford
Kick off: 4PM
Manchester United will look to bounce back from their defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night when they welcome Huddersfield Town to Old Trafford in the Premier League this afternoon.
United were heavily criticised for their performance at Wembley, but will be confident of returning to winning ways against a team that have slipped into 17th position in the table following a disappointing run of results.
Jose Mourinho’s side are still three points clear of third-placed Liverpool and indeed fourth-placed Chelsea, but the defeat at Tottenham was a reality check for a team that still has a lot to work on in the final months of the campaign.
United recorded a 3-0 win over Stoke City in their last league game at Old Trafford, and will fancy their chances of picking up all three points this afternoon.
Mourinho’s side will then travel to Newcastle United on February 11 ahead of a clash with either Huddersfield or Birmingham City in the FA Cup fifth round.
On the other hand, Huddersfield have earned plenty of admirers for their style of football this season, but head coach David Wagner will be concerned by his team’s disappointing run of form as the business end of the campaign draws closer.
Indeed, a run of seven Premier League matches without a win has seen the Terriers drop into 17th position in the table.
They are only one point clear of 18th-placed Southampton, and could drop into the bottom three this afternoon if other results go against them.
Huddersfield have also lost eight of their 12 away Premier League matches this season, but they did record a 2-1 win over United when the two teams met at the John Smith’s Stadium in the reverse match back in October.
Man U possible XI: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Martial, Sanchez, Mata, Lukaku.
Huddersfield possible XI: Lossl, Hadergjonaj, Jorgensen, Schindler, Kongolo, Lowe, Mooy, Hogg, Billing, Ince, Mounie.