Man Utd 3-1 Huddersfield: Pogba nets brace on Solskjaer's home managerial debut

Man Utd 3-1 Huddersfield: Pogba nets brace on Solskjaer's home managerial debut

Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba gave Manchester United a win over Huddersfield Town on a special day for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Match Report




Matic tapped in after Victor Lindelof's header was blocked on the line.

That save proved pivotal as, three minutes later, United doubled their lead. Juan Mata danced his way into the penalty area and found Ander Herrera, who teed up Pogba to sweep home first time.


Pogba added gloss to the scoreline and a super personal display with 12 minutes to go, collecting Jesse Lingard's pass and bending a sublime low strike past Jonas Lossl from 25 yards out, making Jorgensen's late tap-in mere consolation.

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Match Events

9' CHANCE! Kongolo's shot over the bar

Huge chance for Huddersfield as a long ball causes problems in the Manchester United defence and it falls to Kongolo in space but he is unable to hit the target and fires his effort over the top of the bar.

28'GOAL! Man Utd 1-0 Huddersfield (Matic)

Lingard's delivery towards the near post is flicked on by Lindelof but prevented from crossing the line, though the ball fell into the path of Matic and he tucked home his first goal of the season easily.



60' SAVE! De Gea denies Depoitre's shot

Pritchard drills the latest corner for Huddersfield towards the penalty spot where Depoitre had found space, firing an effort at goal that forces De Gea to make a stunning save to prevent an equalising goal.

64'GOAL! Man Utd 2-0 Huddersfield (Pogba)

Mata and Rashford combine superbly down the right, with the former then cutting back to Herrera inside the area. He tees the ball off for Pogba, who tucks home superbly into the bottom left-hand corner.


78'GOAL! Man Utd 3-0 Huddersfield (Pogba)

 He receives the ball from Lingard and fires a superb effort past Lossl, finding the same corner as he did for his first effort. Second of the game for Pogba, who takes his Premier League tally this season to six.

88'GOAL! Man Utd 3-1 Huddersfield (Zanka)

Pritchard fires a free-kick into the box where Mounie heads at goal, with Jorgensen there to tap home from close range.


Line-ups

Man Utd XI: J.Mata, N. Matić, David de Gea, P. Jones, V. Lindelöf, P. Pogba, Fred, L.Shaw, J. Lingard, Diogo Dalot, M. Rashford

Subs: A. Young, M. Fellaini, S. Romero, A.Herrera, A.Pereira, Bailly, A. Gomes


Huddersfield XI: M. Jørgensen, J. Lössl, L.Depoitre, Schindler, Kachunga, Kongolo, Durm, A. Pritchard, Mbenza, Hadergjonaj, Billing

Subs: Ben Hamer, C.Löwe, Hogg, C.Quaner, Mounie, Stankovič, J. Bacuna