Manchester United scratched their way to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, courtesy a 2-0 win away to Huddersfield Town. Romelu Lukaku got both goals, netting his 20th and 21st of the season so far, on a night when Huddersfield arguably dominated the first half, and VAR was not far away from the action either. … Read more
A donkey. No first touch. Can’t link up the play. Just three criticisms labelled at Romelu Lukaku. Perhaps at times they are fair. But not consistently. This is a man who has scored more goals than Alexander Lacazette and Alvaro Morata in all competitions. 21 of them. So, while Harry Kane, Mohammad Salah and Sergio … Read more
Sergio Romero (6) Back in action for FA Cup duty and his impressive clean sheet record continued. A few nervy moments but not a bad performance for a goalkeeper constantly in the shadow of the world’s best in De Gea. Ashley Young (4) Unlucky not to have found himself with an assist, but VAR had … Read more
Romelu Lukaku’s well-taken brace was enough to book Manchester United’s place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday evening, although the main talking point will be the use of the VAR system. With the crunch Champions League last-16 tie away to Sevilla just days away, Jose Mourinho made six changes to the side … Read more
Manchester United will take a welcome break from Premier League duties when they travel to West Yorkshire this Saturday to meet Huddersfield Town in the Fifth Round of the F.A. Cup. The reason this tie will be a welcome distraction from league action is due to the nature of the humiliating 1-0 defeat to Newcastle … Read more
Manchester United will be hoping to put the bitter disappointment of Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle United behind them when they take on Huddersfield Town in Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash at the John Smith’s Stadium. Defeat at St James’ Park left the Reds trailing league leaders Manchester City by 16 points and reduced the … Read more
Recent form aside, Jose Mourinho will fancy his team’s chances against Huddersfield, having toppled The Terriers 2-0 at home just two weeks ago. However, following a frustrating 1-0 loss away to Newcastle on the weekend, the Red Devils boss and fans alike have all been left aggravated by the defensive inadequacies of Phil Jones and … Read more
United target speaks out on possible move to the Premier League Whilst Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has openly spoken about his satisfaction with his options in attack, the Portuguese continues to be linked with moves for players who would further strengthen his frontline. One such name to be tipped with a move to Old … Read more
Over the last three games, one of the major talking points at United has been the poor performances of Paul Pogba. He was poor against Spurs and was substituted in the second half. Mourinho then decided to drop him at home to Huddersfield. Against Newcastle, he was subbed again, although there was a suggestion he … Read more
Lineups: Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Dubravka; Yedlin, Lascelles, Lejuene, Dummett; Shelvey, Diame; Ritchie, Perez, Kenedy; Gayle Manchester United (4-2-3-1): de Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Young; Matic Pogba; Martial, Lingard, Sanchez; Lukaku Rafa Benitez handed a debut to on-loan goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, while Florian Lejeune returned to the lineup for the first time since November following an … Read more