Manchester United 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town; 5 Talking Points

Manchester United v Huddersfield Town - Premier League
Alexis Sanchez scored on his home debut

#2 Huddersfield need to show more ambition, or they will go down

Manchester United v Huddersfield Town - Premier League
A Huddersfield attacking move was rare

Rarely have Premier League sides looked as toothless as Huddersfield have during this five-game losing streak they have embarked upon. Against Liverpool, at home, they set up with ten outfielders inside their own half so it was probably unreasonable to expect anything else when they travelled to Old Trafford.

But having troubled United, and indeed beaten them, at home when they played some more adventurous counter-attacking football, would it have been the worse thing in the world for them to go ahead and try it? Especially against a United side that had just been battered by Spurs' high press?

They certainly have the personnel to attempt this, and it was amiss of them not test Marcos Rojo's aerial prowess against Laurent Depoitre, a test that Victor Lindelof so miserably failed earlier in the season.

Too often has David Wagner set his Terriers up with the intention of coming out with a 0-0 draw and too often has it backfired for the German-American to not realise that if he continues with this, the only way is down.

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Edited by Anirudh Menon
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