Huddersfield Town vs Manchester United match preview and betting odds

Manchester United need a win over Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s Stadium on Sunday in order to keep alive their hopes of finishing in the top four of the Premier League this season.

United head into the weekend action sitting sixth in the division – three points adrift of fourth placed Chelsea with a worse goal difference – so with just two games remaining, anything but a win on Sunday would end their chances of playing Champions League football next season.

The Red Devils are now the 10/1 rank outsiders with betolimp to finish in the top four with Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal all backed to finish above Man Utd this season.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side wasted a great opportunity to close the gap on the top four after being held to a 1-1 draw by Chelsea at Old Trafford last weekend. That result makes it just two wins from their last seven games so the United boss has to get back to winning ways this weekend.

The Manchester giants will be up against a Huddersfield side that sit rock bottom of the table having already been consigned to playing Championship football again next season following a disappointing campaign in the top flight.

Team news

Man Utd are expected to be without Romelu Lukaku as the striker has aggravated a hamstring injury while Marcus Rashford faces a late fitness test on a shoulder problem.

Jesse Lingard and Chris Smalling are also doubts after missing the Chelsea game last weekend while Eric Bailly has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Huddersfield may be able to recall Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre but Mathias Jorgensen misses out through illness.

Betting odds and tips

Manchester United are the 1.36 odds-on favourites with betolimp SA to win the game on Sunday with Huddersfield available at 9.25 – which is a huge price considering they’re at home. The draw can be backed at 5.28 but United are expected to win this game with relative ease.

Huddersfield have been extremely poor all season and will go down as one of the worst sides to play in the Premier League having accumulated just 14 points so far. United may not be playing well of late but I still expect them to win this game 2-0 – which can be backed at odds of 6.08.