Huddersfield vs Man Utd LIVE updates: VAR howler; FA Cup latest score

Huddersfield 0-2 Man Utd (Lukaku x 2) LIVE updates: Express Sport brings you the latest FA Cup scores, news and stream details

78: Billing collects the ball 20 yards out, he drives into the area, creates space and has an effort well saved by Romero.

A change for Manchester United as Martial replaces Sanchez.

75: Lukaku for the hat-trick… denied! The Belgian does a couple of stepovers before seeing his goalbound effort blocked.

Something tells me that won’t be his last chance.

72: Double change for Huddersfield. Malone and Smith are on for Hadergjonaj and Kongolo. Right-back Hadergjonaj has been very impressive.

69: Lots of space for Manchester United to exploit now. Lukaku looks for his hat-trick but Mata can’t quite find him with a ball over the top.

66: The sting has been taken out of Huddersfield now. They’re still committing bodies forward but United seem to have a grip on it.

63: Alexis Sanchez has been directly involved in 16 goals in 16 appearances in the FA Cup (eight goals and eight assists).

60: I should mention that a child ran on the pitch from the Manchester United end when Lukaku grabbed his second. He managed to get a quick hug from Young and Sanchez before being ushered off. It’s all going on tonight!

58: Manchester United fans now signing ‘Que Sera, Sera’ as they take a step closer to another Wembley final. Looks like they’ll be in tonight’s quarter-final draw, that we’ll be bringing you LIVE after this game.

HUDDERSFIELD 0-2 MANCHESTER UNITED – LUKAKU

55: All the VAR in the world won’t stop that from being a goal.

Smalling leads the break from a Huddersfield corner. He lays it off to Alexis Sanchez, who sets Romelu Lukaku free.

The Belgian uses his strength to shrug off the attentions of Danny Williams before coolly converting underneath Lossl.

54: Another update, another cutback from Hadergjonaj on the right and another free-kick in a dangerous position for Huddersfield.

Looks like Billing is going to take this one. He steps up… blocked. Matic turns it behind for a corner, which Smalling clears.

51: Chance! Tom Ince has a free-kick just outside the penalty area. His effort is deflected to La Parra, who completely shanks the volley. Should be 1-1.

48: Much the same pattern as the first half playing out as Hadergjonaj’s cross from the right is cleared. Still no obvious solution down that flank.

HUDDERSFIELD 0-1 MANCHESTER UNITED

45: Well VAR aside, we’re back underway here at the John Smith’s Stadium. Jose Mourinho and Romelu Lukaku are deep in conversation on the sidelines with the Belgian occasionally putting his hand over his mouth. Very intriguing indeed.

HT: This debate is going to rumble on for weeks. The main point is that VAR was supposed to be to correct a clear and obvious mistake. Juan Mata’s knee may have been offside but it was far from an obvious howler.

TWITTER ROUND-UP

Rory: Appalling decision. BT Sport just used WORKING tech to show it wasn’t offside after the FA’s VAR has a conveniently wobbly line to rule it out, utterly disgraceful.

Ben: Everyone’s going to be taking about VAR now instead of Manchester United’s terrible performance and Jose Mourinho’s ridiculously bad management.

Oja: VAR is a waste of time!!! How is that even offside! Football should be decided by human beings (Refs and assistants) not a video in a corner!

HUDDERSFIELD 0-1 MANCHESTER UNITED

HT: Now that’s a controversial end to the half as VAR denies Manchester United a second goal. We still haven’t seen conclusive evidence as to why it was ruled offside.

Nemanja Matic tucks home a cross a few seconds later but he was a mile offside. No need for VAR with that one.

45: Manchester United have doubled their lead, or have they?!

Juan Mata tucks away Ashley Young’s cross against the run of play, but there’s a suspicion of offside.

Referee Kevin Friend goes to VAR and the report back says the goal should be disallowed because Mata’s knee was offside. It remains 1-0.

BT Sport showed the lines on the screen but they were all wobbly. I think they’ve got this one wrong!

I promise the picture above is what the VAR showed. Unbelievable.

43: Close! Alexis Sanchez scoops a ball over to the onrushing Juan Mata but Schindler makes the crucial block. Not seen too much from the Chilean tonight.

40: We have a break in play as Steve Mounie receives treatment. Think he’ll be alright after a collision with Smalling.

39: Ah, hello Fergie, how are we this evening? Sir Alex Ferguson is in the house. He’s smiling in the photo but I doubt he’ll be too impressed with what he’s seen from United so far.

36: Hats off to the Huddersfield supporters. The atmosphere at the John Smith’s Stadium is electric. The volume increases a decibel or two as Billing fires a long-range effort down Romero’s throat. Not literally, that would be insane.

33: Quaner wins a corner. Isn’t rhyming fun? Anyway, Smelling and Lindelof collide when trying to clear the same ball, and Huddersfield win themselves another set-piece.

30: Half-hour gone and Manchester United are somehow ahead. Aside from Romelu Lukaku’s opener – they’ve been pretty poor this evening with Huddersfield having more than enough chances to equalise.

27: I feel quite bad for Shaw. Lukaku and Sanchez are occasionally helping him out, but he’s spent most of his time in two vs one situations. Huddersfield layng it on thick down there.

24: Add that to the list of ‘nearly moments’ for Tom Ince. Luke Shaw is being beaten constantly down that left flank all night and Hadergjonaj strides past him again. His low cross narrowly evades the sliding Ince.

21: United certainly showed up with the right attitude. I’ve just seen Lukaku covering at left-back with Shaw caught out of position. Anyway, Williams tees up a cross for Van la Parra, who nods straight at Romero. Really lively game so far.

18: United have weathered the Huddersfield storm and have started to create a chance or two of their own. Schindler blocks Smalling’s first effort from the corner before beating him in the area to clear another ball into the box.

15: Huddersfield with 75% possession so far. That’s all fine and dandy, but not when Manchester United have 100% of the goals.

Romero gathers a curling effort from Hadergjonaj, whose name I will be religiously copy and pasting all night long.

13: Oooooh! Should that have been a penalty? We’ve just seen a replay showing Chris Smalling handling the ball after a flick-on from a Huddersfield corner. It was coming pretty quick and VAR can only intervene to rectify a clear and obvious error.

11: Billing drives a 25-yard effort at goal but Smalling makes the block. You know Manchester United are under pressure when Alexis Sanchez is spending most of his time defending…

8: Kongolo wins the Terriers a corner as the comeback continues. Smalling scrambles it clear but it just comes straight back. Huddersfield going for this.

6: Massive opportunity for Tom Ince goes begging. The winger is played onside by Shaw, but he drags it wide of the post. Should be 1-1.

HUDDERSFIELD 0-1 MANCHESTER UNITED – LUKAKU

3: Romelu Lukaku is back with a bang!

The Belgian has been a little quiet lately but he’s netted his 19th goal of the season after two minutes and 37 seconds.

Lukaku collects a throughball from Juan Mata before holding off Christopher Schindler with ease and slotting in at the near post.

2: “Jamie, who is Ethan Hamilton and why is he on the bench today?” I hear you asking.

Well, allow me to explain. Hamilton is a 19-year-old midfielder who plays for Manchester United Under-23s.

He has never played for the first team but has been a regular in the age-group sides at Old Trafford. Hamilton gets his chance as Paul Pogba has been ruled out.

HUDDERSFIELD 0-0 MANCHESTER UNITED

1: Oh it’s a filthy day in Yorkshire. Dark, dank and soggy at the John Smith’s Stadium as Huddersfield pray that lightning strikes twice. After that heavy weather-based introduction, we’re underway.

HUDDERSFIELD vs MANCHESTER UNITED – LINE-UPS

17:25: Quick reminder of those starting XI’s folks.

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Kongolo, Billing, Van la Parra, Williams, Ince, Quaner, Mounie, Zanka, Schindler, Hadergjonaj.

Subs: Coleman, Smith, Malone, Whitehead, Hogg, Sabiri, Depoitre.

Manchester United XI: Romero, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Matic, Carrick, McTominay, Mata, Lukaku, Sanchez.

Subs: Pereira, Bailly, Darmian, Gomes, Hamilton, Lingard, Martial.

‘I DON’T CARE…’

17:15: Some interesting quotes from Jose Mourinho today. He didn’t particularly like being asked about Paul Pogba.

See for yourself…

The Manchester United manager said: “I was told about Paul Pogba’s illness this morning by the doctor. I don’t care (when he will return). I focus on the game and only the game since that moment, I will think about Paul after the match.

“It is a beautiful moment for the youth players on the bench, even if they don’t play. Angel Gomes played for a couple of times for us, Ethan Hamilton is on the bench for the first time. I have four senior players ready to play too.

“Here we had a couple of mistakes and paid for it. At our house, we had a very well organised wall by David Wagner which was difficult to break but we played continually well. We kept control after the goal. Today they are in their natural habitat where they play more comfortably. I am sure they want to be a giantkiller and to go to Wembley.”

TWITTER ROUND-UP

Bash: Chris Smalling starting again today? I’d like to be the first to congratulate Huddersfield on their win today…

Steve: Ashley Young right back. Not being rested. Matteo Darmian still not playing. No Daley Blind either. Surely both leaving in the summer.

Matt: How has Smalling kept his place today?!!! Madness.

NO DRAMA…

16:45: The Paul Pogba saga has taken another twist.

The 24-year-old has been at the centre of speculation all week after reports surfaced that his relationship with United boss Jose Mourinho had become strained and that he was unhappy at being played too deep in midfield.

Mourinho dismissed those reports as “lies” at his press conference and said Pogba would play against the Terriers.

However, the club announced on social media that Pogba was ill and had been replaced in the squad by under-23 player Ethan Hamilton.

Mourinho accepted that Pogba was not in top form but said the reports were way wide of the mark.

“I don’t have to speak with you about my conversations with my players. I don’t have to tell you anything about it,” he said.

“It is my problem, it is the player’s problem. A big lie that our relationship is not good, a big lie that we don’t communicate, a big lie that we don’t agree with his positions and his involvement in the dynamic of the team.

“So, be objective and say what we all know: in the last couple of matches he didn’t play well. Period. End of story. Now, it’s my problem and Paul’s problem to deal with it and try to improve his performance level. You don’t need to be a liar.”

TEAM NEWS – HUDDERSFIELD

16:30: David Wagner has made four changes from the side who thrashed Bournemouth.

Kongolo Terence, Philip Billing, Danny Williams and Collin Quaner replace Scotty Malone, Jonathan Hogg, Aaron Mooy and Alex Pritchard.

TEAM NEWS – MANCHESTER UNITED

16:25: Youngsters Ethan Hamilton and Angel Gomes are on the bench for today’s tie. Defender Eric Bailly is back too. What a time to be alive for Manchester United supporters.

Elsewhere Jose Mourinho sticks with Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata in attack with Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic playing in the middle.

David de Gea is given a rest as Sergio Romero replaces him.

HUDDERSFIELD vs MANCHESTER UNITED – LINE-UPS

16:20: Earlier than expected, here are the starting XI’s for today’s FA Cup clash. Jose Mourinho makes a few changes but Alexis Sanchez, Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku start. Eric Bailly returns to the bench after a lengthy injury absence.

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Kongolo, Billing, Van la Parra, Williams, Ince, Quaner, Mounie, Zanka, Schindler, Hadergjonaj.

Subs: Coleman, Smith, Malone, Whitehead, Hogg, Sabiri, Depoitre.

Manchester United XI: Romero, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Matic, Carrick, McTominay, Mata, Lukaku, Sanchez.

Subs: Pereira, Bailly, Darmian, Gomes, Hamilton, Lingard, Martial.

GOOD EVENING

16:15: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the FA Cup.

Leicester and Chelsea have already booked their places in the fifth-round draw, can Manchester United join them?

The Red Devils return to the scene of their shock defeat earlier this season hoping for a different result.

We know that Paul Pogba will miss the clash through illness.

Jose Mourinho had said in his pre-match news conference that the French international would return to the side after a poor run of form in the past few weeks.

Drama? I think so.

Anyway, let’s have the line-ups.

HUDDERSFIELD vs MANCHESTER UNITED – TEAM NEWS

Huddersfield will be without midfielder Aaron Mooy.

Mooy has an infection in the knee he cut during last week’s Premier League win against Bournemouth and he will be sidelined for between two and three weeks.

Defenders Michael Hefele (ill) and Chris Lowe (hamstring) will also miss out, but striker Laurent Depoitre (ankle) and midfielder Danny Williams (dead leg) are back in contention.

Eric Bailly is in line to return after a three-month absence, but Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford are out.

Bailly has not played for United since suffering an ankle injury on November 5, while Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho confirmed Herrera and Rashford would remain out with the unspecified muscle complaints which ruled them out of last weekend’s Premier League loss at Newcastle.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (knee) is back in first-team training, with Marouane Fellaini (knee) and Daley Blind (ankle ligaments) recovering from issues of their own.

STREAM DETAILS

Coverage of this afternoon’s FA Cup clash between Huddersfield and Manchester United will be shown live on BT Sport 2 (Sky 414, Sky HD 433, BT TV 409, Virgin Media 532), with the pre-match build-up starting at 5pm and kick-off at 5.30pm.