Huddersfield beats Manchester United for 1st time in 65 years

Huddersfield Town is giving the people what they want.

On Saturday, Huddersfield defeated Manchester United for the first time since March 1952, as the Terriers exploited a five-minute spell of abysmal defending and exited John Smith's Stadium with a 2-1 victory over the Red Devils. Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre drew blood in the first half, and the result allowed Manchester City, which thumped Burnley, to go five points clear of its crosstown rival at the top of the Premier League standings.

After Victor Lindelof replaced Phil Jones, who suffered an injury, it took just five minutes for Mooy to open the scoring. The Australian midfielder stripped Juan Mata of the ball and, following a save from David De Gea, one-timed it into the back of the net. Only five minutes after that, the Swedish defender misjudged a routine long ball, allowing Depoitre to tally his second goal of the season. In the blink of an eye, Huddersfield justified a banner from its supporters that read: "It doesn't count how big you are or how experienced you are, if you have passion + desire you have no limits."

Patrick Stewart, who was born in Mirfield - a town that's a 20-minute drive from Huddersfield - took to Twitter in the second half to express his happiness, and a subsequent goal by Marcus Rashford was merely consolation for United.

David Wagner, Huddersfield's manager, declared: "I told the players I expected them to try everything and show their attitude. They did and this is a very proud moment."

Huddersfield is just the third club since 1993 to win its first-ever game against United in the Premier League. Burnley and AFC Bournemouth are the others.