Manchester United vs Huddersfield
Manchester United will be hoping for all three points on Boxing Day when they face Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford.
Ole Gunner Solskjaer began life in the Red Devils dugout with a 5-1 win at Cardiff last weekend.
Man United now have a run of winnable games. Following Huddersfield, they face Bournemouth (h), Newcastle (a) and Reading (h, FA Cup).
Then the real litmus test comes on January 13 when then head to Wembley to face Tottenham.
Man United are sixth in the Premier League with 29 points from 18 games. Huddersfield are second bottom of the league with 10 points, just above Fulham on goal difference.
There’s an outside chance that Romelu Lukaku could be involved in the match against Huddersfield on Wednesday.
Lukaku has been given time off on compassionate leave.
The Belgian missed the win at Cardiff as a result.
Yet according to reports, there could be a late decision on Lukaku’s involvement against the Terriers.
By contrast, Alexis Sanchez remains sidelined for the Boxing Day clash.
Many are now wondering what Alexis Sanchez’s future looks like at Old Trafford since the departure of Jose Mourinho.
The Chilean is back at Carrington as he recovers from injury.Other Man United injury updates
Solskjaer could be in charge of a fully fit squad soon.
Chris Smalling is close to being available after a foot injury, while Scott McTominay could also be ready to return to action.
Antonio Valencia and Marcos Rojo could come into the Man United side for the Huddersfield game.
David Wagner has his fair share of problems at Huddersfield.
Aaron Mooy is likely to be out until February after suffering a MCL tear in his right knee.
The Terriers also have doubts over Rajiv van La Parra (back) and Jonathan Hogg (knee). Danny Williams, Abdelhamid Sabiri and Tom Smith are all unavailable.
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