It appears that Huddersfield Town A.F.C. is catching Manchester United at the wrong time. United will definitely have a whole lot of motivation against the Terriers at Old Trafford on Saturday. Wednesday night’s Premier league clash versus Tottenham Hotspur at the national stadium was a total embarrassment for United.
They’ll be eager to make the kind of strong statement that buries memories of the loss to Spurs. Huddersfield might be the perfect opponent too, given that a.) the Terriers have won just one of their last 11 league matches away from home and
b.) United will certainly be looking to avenge the shocking upset loss from the two sides met earlier this season.
Huddersfield Town are winless in their last 14 at United across all competitions (D5 L9). This streak dates back to 1930. United have not lost twice to a newly promoted club since 1986-87 (Wimbledon).
Without further ado, here is the Man United Starting XI prediction:
Romelu Lukaku
Anthony Martial Juan Mata Alexis Sanchez
Nemanja Matic Paul Pogba
Luke Shaw Marcos Rojo Phil Jones Antonio Valencia
David de Gea
Injury report for both teams: go to this link
Jose Mourinho press conference video: coming tomorrow
Odds: Huddersfield Town- 22/1, Man Utd- 1/7, Draw- 7/1
Prediction: United 3, Huddersfield Town 0
As always, feel free to post your own Man United and/or Huddersfield prediction, as well as your forecast for the final score.
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