Huddersfield Town ended Manchester United’s unbeaten start
to the season as Jose Mourinho’s side fell five points behind league leaders
Manchester City at the John Smith’s Stadium.
United had only conceded twice in eight league games this
season, but they doubled that tally in five first-half minutes following two
sloppy mistakes that were punished by the home team.
Juan Mata gave the ball away to Aaron Mooy in midfield and
after he fed Tom Ince, whose shot was saved by David De Gea, the Australian was
first to the rebound to sweep home from 10 yards as the United defence watched
on.
Then Swedish defender Victor Lindelof – on as a substitute for
the injured Phil Jones and making just his second Premier League appearance –
misjudged a goal kick by Jonas Lossl and Laurent Depoitre raced onto the loose
ball to round De Gea and double the Terriers’ lead on 33 minutes.
Mourinho made a double substitution at half-time, bringing
on Marcus Rashford and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and the former gave United hope with
12 minutes remaining, nodding in a terrific cross by the otherwise quiet Romelu
Lukaku.
But despite a nervy finale and with United enjoying almost
80% of possession, the Terriers clung on to record their first league win
against United since 1952 and end a run of six league games without a victory.
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