Sekou Kone vs Huddersfield | 12/11/2024

...run and you play different teams, so I think it's fun. And what's your thoughts on having a Premier League? Few more people in here now, it's a little... Huddersfield, Town, nil. Manchester United, under-21s, nil. And the ball's run out of play accidentally by... ...in West Yorkshire. Town, in blue and white stripes, white shorts, black socks, so defend... The Manchester United fans are vociferous. They are not the smallest away following we've seen in this stadium this season. And Lonnevike, Turton, Kane, Wiles, Jorpenda, Miller. The front two for Huddersfield, Town, blue and white stripes, is Rudulevic. Frederiksen on the left edge of the Manchester United penalty area. And the young skipper for the Man United, under-21s, clears. Nil-nil. And now... And he is carefully policed by Oli Turton of Huddersfield, Town, who clears. There's a claim for a foul by Rhys, for Frederiksen, wearing 55. And they are gaining patience on the ball, the Manchester United youngsters. Kone, nice ball, Manchester United's red shirts. Yeah, you've got to say that midfield's not really got hold of the ball yet. Jorpenda's struggled, I know we're only eight minutes in. A couple of, well, one strange pass and a couple of times he's been rolled. And Man United got on the attack and Kane and Wiles not had many touches since the game started. Need to get themselves warmed up. ...was again on the left side. And he's nearly at the position he took the corner front. He tees across low into the near post. Oh, they came here in a cup tie. No, I think we still talk probably a bit. Yo brought his team here. And to see Lukaku and Rashford combining at the end, scrambling to try and get a draw against Laurent de Poitras and Aaron Moynihan. The free kick is going to go Huddersfield, Town's way. Although there was actually a bit of an arm-wrestle in mid-air there. Michael Duff to Olly Turton, who came over specifically for that reason. Man United defend as Huddersfield, Town bring it forward off a flick by Bojan Radovic. There's a high challenge by Tom Jorpenda, who did a good covering job there. Kone waits for a runner through the middle. Disguises the pass but... Mikkel Miller, warmly applauded by the home fan. Lombard throws high down the left side as we get back under way. Tom Jorpenda's back on his feet. Awkward walk. It's something very specific that has gone in your footballers' parlance, Matty. To the far post this time. It's headed up in the air by Ethan Ennis. Manchester United labouring to clear their lines. Eventually Kone gets ahead. Man United with a free kick now from the right-hand side. Williams sends it in. It's headed away by the Huddersfield, Town defender. A bit of grease. In boxing terms it would be, yeah, minor work for the corner staff to administer. I think he'll be all right. And he's going to come back on. He didn't even know he'd done it. No, he's just recovering from that head injury. Kizumu, after the clearance, finds Turton. Turton's cross, blocked by Kone. The far side of the Huddersfield, Town left. Miller finds Kizumu, who runs into heavy traffic. And is tackled, well, with a block tackled by... I think for a little while. Involved for about 15 seconds there. It shows how well Town are doing, keeping Man United up the pitch. It's a coincidence, rather than him being caught by a strategic offside trap. Yeah. And them being uncharitable. The eagerness to get the ball up the field is a bit too early with his delivery. And David Kizumu intercepts. Then it's... Nothing doing, says referee Dale Baines. And Man United's youngsters in their red shirts and black... Yes! He's closer to my age than he is some of the players on that pitch. He's still a lot younger than me, don't matter. Two players down on the field, feeling that cold turf. And just getting up from the 50-50. Yeah, yellow card as well for... Radulovic. No, no, no. Radulovic, the victim, I was gonna say. And Kone is the yellow card recipient. Field Town have sent it across the park, but the combination between Miller and Radulovic doesn't work. Keepers' pass goes out. Fitzgerald's on the ball, short of halfway. He's gotta win it back after a loose touch. Radulovic snapping at his ankles, trying to combine with David Kizumu, and doing so defensively. But Fitzgerald always just about had possession in that little pocket of play. And now Manchester United are forced backwards by a press of sorts by Huddersfield Towns. I'm not sure he could have done much about it. The Man United player missed it. Kizumu slide-tackles Kone, finds Radulovic. But Radulovic fails to pull the trigger, and doesn't back-heal it. Because when they nick it, they seem to be in a decent numerical advantage, cos I don't know where the Man United players are, but they all just seem to spread a little bit too quick for my liking before they've actually got good-quality possession of the ball. James and Molasia, meanwhile, having a conversation along similar lines to the one I was just reporting on to you between Halick and Miller of Huddersfield Town. But there's a hush now to see exactly what the Man United bench are gonna do. I've got a funny feeling they're gonna send on... fresh legs. Mather? No.