The chance to enter the Top 4 officially closed for the 'Red Devils'

Thanh Vinh DNUM_AFZAFZCABJ 23:02

(Baonghean.vn) - Home team Huddersfield will host 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 points 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 more favorable opportunity for MU to get a victory.

Paul Pogba có một trận đấu mờ nhạt trước các cầu thủ  Huddersfield
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.

Although they were behind early on, the home team could not attack or attack MU's goal because they were too weak.

Besides, Huddersfield often has to defend with a large number of players in their home field, so when there is an 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, 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, saving MU.

MU still dominated the one-sided game. In the 41st minute, an opportunity was given to Paul Pogba, when the French player had a beautiful diving header, the ball went around the ball and hit the crossbar, too bad for MU.

At the end of the first half, MU temporarily led Huddersfield with a score of 1-0.

Các cầu thủ  Huddersfield có một trận đấu quả cảm trước MU.
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 and then Luke Shaw tested the home team Huddersfield's goalkeeper Jonas Lossl but were both 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 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 less than 10 meters away but he slipped very awkwardly.

Coach Solskjaer's disappointment when MU was left out of the Top 4 this season. Photo: Getty
The match gradually drifted towards the final minutes, coach Solskjaer sent Diogo Dalot on to replace Victor Lindelof to strengthen the attacking front. But the home team at The John Smith's played with a low formation and a large defense, the MU players tried very hard but were helpless in finding a goal to break the balance. It seemed that the Huddersfield players were satisfied with a draw.

At the end of the away match at The John Smith's of the officially relegated team Huddersfield, MU was held to a 1-1 draw despite being the team that opened the scoring first.

Despite being held to a draw in this match, MU is still ranked 6th on the rankings with 66 points, equal to Arsenal, but has 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 defeated Watford 3-0 at home, and temporarily ranked 3rd on the rankings.

Score:

Huddersfield:Isaac Mbenza (60”)

MU:Scott McTominay (8')

Line-up:

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

Featured Nghe An Newspaper

Latest

x
The chance to enter the Top 4 officially closed for the 'Red Devils'
POWERED BYONECMS- A PRODUCT OFNEKO