The chance to enter the Top 4 has officially ended for the 'Red Devils'
(Baonghean.vn) - Home team Huddersfield will welcome MU in the penultimate round of the Premier League after officially saying goodbye to play in the First Division next year.
Huddersfield are considered a point bank for teams in the Premier League when they have lost 8 consecutive matches.
The John Smith's Stadium is also not an easy place for away teams to come and go, meeting Huddersfield at the present time is a great opportunity for MU to get a win.
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Paul Pogba had a lacklustre performance against Huddersfield. Photo: Getty |
With a chance to grab, MU entered the match with determination, and after just a few minutes of the ball rolling, MU dominated the game with continuous attacks. The home team Huddersfield only stood firm until the 8th minute of the match. In a quick attack, Scott McTominay entered the penalty area and shot immediately, opening the score of the match. 0 -1 for MU.
Conceding a goal very early, the home team could not attack or attack MU's goal because they were too weak.
Besides, Huddersfield often have to defend with a large number of players in their home field, so when they have the opportunity to attack, the front line is quite thin and can easily be neutralized by MU players.
In the 25th minute of the match, the score should have been raised to 2-0 for MU after a beautiful combination of the away team's players. Mata received the ball in a favorable position after a pass from Rashford and launched a left-footed shot, but the ball unfortunately missed the goal.
The home team's rare attack came in the 39th minute when a Man Utd defender passed the ball very carelessly, Isaac Mbenza had a chance to face the opposing goalkeeper, but his shot was excellently blocked by De Gea to save MU.
MU still dominated the one-sided game. In the 41st minute, the opportunity was given to Paul Pogba, when the French player had a beautiful flying header, the ball curved and hit the crossbar, which was too bad for MU.
At the end of the first half, MU temporarily led Huddersfield with a score of 1 - 0.
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Huddersfield players had a brave match against MU. Photo: Getty |
After the break, MU still controlled the ball more, the one-sided game was still imposed, Lindelof then Luke Shaw tested the skills of goalkeeper Jonas Lossl of the home team Huddersfield but were unsuccessful.
Despite attacking a lot but not scoring a goal, MU had to pay the price in the 60th minute of the match. From a quick kick-off by goalkeeper Jonas Lossl, Isaac Mbenza raced past Luke Shaw, faced goalkeeper De Geai and then neatly finished to equalize the gap, the score was 1 - 1.
10 minutes after the home team's equalizer, MU had a chance to take the lead when Phil Jones had an incredible shot over the bar from very close range after a cross from Ashley Young's free kick.
3 minutes later, in the 70th minute of the match, it was Rashford's turn to shoot in an open position from a distance of less than 10 meters but he slipped very unluckily.
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Coach Solskjaer's disappointment when MU was left out of the Top 4 this season. Photo: Getty |
At the end of the away match at The John Smith's of the already relegated Huddersfield, MU were held to a 1-1 draw despite being the team that opened the scoring first.
Held to a draw in this match, MU is still ranked 6th on the table with 66 points, equal to Arsenal, but having played one more match. The chance to enter the top 4 has officially closed for the "Red Devils" of Manchester when the 4th ranked team Tottenham has 70 points and has one match left to play.
In the match taking place at the same time, Chelsea at home defeated Watford with a score of 3-0, and temporarily ranked 3rd on the rankings.
Score:
Huddersfield:Isaac Mbenza (60”)
MU:Scott McTominay (8')
Starting lineup:
Huddersfield:Lossl, Durm, Kongolo, Schindler, Bacuna; Mbenza, Mooy, Hogg, Lowe, Pritchard, Grant.
MU:De Gea, Shaw, Lindelof, Jones, Young; Pogba, Matic, McTominay, Mata, Sanchez, Rashford