MAN UNITED 2, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0
An emotionally charged afternoon in which Manchester United marked the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster was followed by a Reds’ victory against Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford.
It wasn’t pretty on the eye, but United did enough to find a way past the battling Terriers through second-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez on his home debut.
And with leaders Manchester City surprisingly held at Burnley, United cut City’s lead from 16 to 13 points.
It was a satisfactory performance from United – nothing more than that – as they bounced back from the midweek defeat at Tottenham.
And Reds’ goalkeeper David De Gea, making his 300th appearance for the Reds, could not have had an easier ride as he didn’t have a shot to save.