Manchester United v Huddersfield - Preview and possible lineups

Patrick Power 6 years ago 4.3k
United hos Huddersfield. AFP

Jose Mourinho will be hoping to bounce back from a disappointing defeat in midweek as they host Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford.

Manchester United were dismantled by Tottenham at Wembley, prompting Mourinho to concede that they are out of the title race. They will hope to give the Old Trafford faithful a reason to smile while getting back to winning ways.

The Red Devils still have to protect their lead so that they don't slip further down the top four. On Saturday, they face out-of-form Huddersfield, who beat them in the reverse fixture at the Kirklees Stadium.

Marouane Fellaini will sit out with a knee injury, sustained just seven minutes into his substitute appearance in the loss to Spurs. Daley Blind and Eric Bailly (both ankle) are not expected to return until the trip to Newcastle United on February 11 at the earliest. Zlatan Ibrahimovic remains out and is expected to return later this month.

David Wagner could welcome back Daniel Williams (leg), but Shaun Malone (knock), Jon Stankovic (knee) and Scott Malone (knock) are all out.

Potential lineups:

Man United: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Young; Pogba, Matic; Martial, Lingard, Sanchez; Lukaku

Huddersfield: Lossl; Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo; Hadergjonaj, Mooy, Hoog, Billing, Loew; Depoitre, Mounie

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