Premier League 2017/18 - 5 talking points from gameweek 9

#1 Huddersfield Town AFC create history against Manchester United

Huddersfield Town v Manchester United - Premier League

A flamboyant Manchester United team that is unbeaten in the league so far takes on a club that has just been promoted to top-tier football: no one gives a second thought to the game, casting it aside as another easy win for the Red Devils.

That is when sport's favourite underdog story takes the centre stage once again.

The men in blue-and-white stripes take it upon themselves to guard their home ground and do so with substance. They had not scored in the four games that led up to this massive encounter, they not won a league game since August. The Terriers turned all that around in those 90 minutes on Saturday.

Huddersfield AFC created history on the day, when they clinched their first victory against Manchester United in 65 years. It was not just a win, it was a statement of pride. The hosts went 2-0 up in the first half of the game, thereby making their resolve extremely clear to anyone who cared to watch.

They did not let Jose Mourinho's men enjoy relentless possession and kept finding ways to win the ball back. United tried to grasp at the straws with Marcus Rashford's strike in the 78th minute of the game. However, Huddersfield kept pouring their everything in defending their lead as though their lives depended on it.

In some ways, it did.