Manchester United will travel to Yorkshire to take on Huddersfield Town in the fifth round of the FA Cup looking to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United in their last outing. The Red Devils are all but out of the Premier League title race while winning the UEFA Champions League won’t be an easy feat. So it’s safe to say that the FA Cup probably represents Jose Mourinho’s only realistic chance of a silverware this season but getting a victory at the John Smith Stadium won’t be an easy task. The Terriers have already got the better of United earlier in this campaign when they secured a 2-1 victory at home in October last year. They come into this game at the back of an emphatic 4-1 victory against Bournemouth.
The recent history of the fixture makes a grim reading for the home side as they have only tasted victory once in their previous 13 meetings with the Manchester outfit. Mourinho is expected to opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation and may choose to hand Luke Shaw a rare start at left-back.
4-2-3-1 Manchester United Predicted Lineup To Face Huddersfield Town
Defence
David De Gea should start in goal for Manchester United and will be protected by a back four consisting of Chris Smalling and Phil Jones in central defence while Antonio Valencia operates as the right-back and Luke Shaw might start on the left side of the backline.
Jose Mourinho’s defenders conceded a cheap goal at St. James Park in their narrow 1-0 defeat versus Newcastle United in their last league outing. Jose Mourinho will be hoping that they can bounce back against the Terriers and put on a much-improved showing in defence on Saturday.
Midfield
The duo of Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba could be deployed at the centre of the park as the holding midfielders while the trio of Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and new signing, Alexis Sanchez will play ahead of them. They will be tasked to create some chances and score the goals that will make the difference on the day. Juan Mata might have to settle for a place on the bench and could be called upon if needed later on in the match.
Attack
Romelu Lukaku will once again lead the lines for the Red Devils up top. The big Belgian striker has struggled to find the back of the net consistently in recent times but will hope to get his name on the scoresheet to help United progress to the next round of the competition. Marcus Rashford might be used from the bench as another attacking option for Jose Mourinho to consider.
