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Manchester United 2-0 Huddersfield Town

Alexis Sanchez arrived at Old Trafford from Arsenal in a swap deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Alexis Sanchez scored his first goal for Manchester United as they comfortably beat Huddersfield to send the visitors into the Premier League’s relegation zone.

After an uneventful first half, Romelu Lukaku gave United the lead on 55 minutes with a close-range volley.

Sanchez was then fouled by Huddersfield defender Michael Hefele to win a penalty and the Chilean, a January signing from Arsenal, stepped up to take the spot-kick.

The forward saw his low shot saved by Jonas Lossl, but made no mistake with the rebound to double United’s lead on his home debut.

It was an emotional day at Old Trafford as United commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster with a minute’s silence before kick-off.

With Premier League leaders Manchester City drawing 1-1 at Burnley in the early kick-off, second-placed United narrowed the gap to 13 points.

But it was a fifth successive league defeat for Huddersfield, who are without a win in eight league games and now sit 19th.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho revealed after the game that Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini has had knee surgery and is expected to return by the end of March.

Pogba dropped, but Sanchez makes his mark

Mourinho rang the changes after the 2-0 midweek defeat by Tottenham and the United team sheet raised a few eyebrows before kick-off.

Centre-back Phil Jones, who scored an own goal at Wembley, was dropped from the matchday squad all together, while 21-year-old midfielder Scott McTominay was preferred to £89m Frenchman Paul Pogba, who dropped to the bench for the first time since his return to the club in August 2016.

After the game, Mourinho said Pogba had not been benched as punishment and felt it had not been a “big call”.

“To sit on the bench one day is not the end of the world,” the Portuguese said.

“The intention is not to punish anyone. To punish someone I also need someone to punish me because we are a team. I made a few changes thinking about the characteristics of this game.”

He added: “You have to open spaces by playing simple. That is why I played the kid [McTominay]. But Paul came on very well with a great attitude. No doubts for me, he is one of most talented midfield players in the world.”

United felt they should have had a penalty after 20 minutes, when Terence Kongolo clattered McTominay in the area, but referee Stuart Attwell waved away their appeals and the youngster continued after receiving treatment.

Despite enjoying more than 76% possession, the home side lacked fluidity and creativity in the first half and failed to trouble Lossl, bar a long-range effort from Sanchez and an early attempt from Jesse Lingard.

Sanchez, making his third start for his new club, appeared to be getting more frustrated as the half wore on and he was booked for a petulant foul on Florent Hadergjonaj.

United started the second half with real purpose and deservedly took the lead when Juan Mata’s cross was met by Lukaku for the Belgian’s 19th goal since joining the club.

With 25 minutes to go, Pogba eventually came on and United soon had their second before the game petered out.

In addition to the three points which keep United above Chelsea and Liverpool in the race for second place, Mourinho will be happy with a 15th clean sheet in the league this season for David de Gea.

Reds had to break down Huddersfield’s ‘Berlin Wall’ – Mourinho

Worrying times for the Terriers

This performance was worlds apart from Huddersfield’s 2-1 victory over United in October 2017.

They had defended admirably and frustrated United until Lukaku’s breakthrough.

They tried to take the game to United on their rare counter-attacks but they failed to register a shot on target in the game and only one effort off target.

The Terriers were 11th in the table after the victory against United on 21 October, but have won only three times in the league since and taken just 12 points from a possible 51.

Upcoming games against fellow strugglers West Brom, Swansea, Crystal Palace and Newcastle will be key to their survival hopes.

Munich remembered

Supporters observed a minute’s silence before kick-off as United marked 60 years since the Munich air disaster.

Players wore black armbands, while fans also received a commemorative book and pin.

Before the game, supporters were invited to pay their respects under the Munich plaque at the south-east corner of Old Trafford.

On 6 February 1958, a plane carrying Manchester United players and staff crashed at Munich airport with the club returning from a European Cup game against Red Star Belgrade.

Twenty-three people died, including eight United players and three club officials.

On the actual day of the anniversary on Tuesday, there will be a service inside the stadium, with a minute’s silence at 15:04 GMT – the precise time of the crash.

Man of the match – Alexis Sanchez

Alexis Sanchez may have lost possession more often in this match than any Manchester United player has in any Premier League game this season, but he was their biggest threat and drew foul after foul from Huddersfield

The United fans showed their appreciation for their new number seven…and his dogs

‘We had to break down the Berlin Wall’

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho told BBC Sport: “We always had control of the game, but at half-time it was 0-0. I guess we had around 85% possession in the first half but it was not enough. We kept doing the same in the second and even at 1-0 we were totally in control. Our defensive line was far from the danger areas.

“We had to be patient but had to keep the intensity high and the pressure. We had to break down the Berlin Wall organised so well by David Wagner.

“It was nice for Alexis Sanchez to win a match, the first at home. Nice for him to play well and show the desire and happiness in playing football. That is most important. It was not the goal of his dreams, but it is a goal.

“It is important for the bad reasons [Munich air disaster] but the memories stay. The club looks at the date and event as a key moment in the history of the club. It is nice to do that playing at home and winning.”

Man Utd were the better team – Wagner

Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner told BBC Sport: “It was a fair result, the better team won. We made it uncomfortable for them, we wanted to work and fight and stay together, that is what the players have done for a long period, but they used one of their chances and it was a deserved result.

“I have seen what I wanted to see, we will not have much of the ball and not create many chances, so I can live with what I have seen with the commitment and effort from the players. If we play like this, then I am sure we will see the results.”

‘I fear for Huddersfield’ – analysis

Former England captain Alan Shearer on Match of the Day: “Alexis Sanchez made the difference. He was the player who had the drive, energy, pace and aggression.

“It wasn’t a great performance from Manchester United but it was a very good one from Sanchez. He was dragging his team forward with the pace of his play. He got the little bit of luck his performance deserved with the penalty round. He was their best player without a doubt.”

Former England midfielder Danny Murphy on Match of the Day: “Huddersfield have had a couple of tough fixtures. But they don’t look like they’re making any chances and we all know how important momentum is. There are other teams coming up around Huddersfield, and I fear for them.”

The stats – Sanchez’s foul day

Lukaku has scored in back-to-back Premier League games at Old Trafford for the first time since September.

Huddersfield are the 20th consecutive team to lose their first Premier League visit to Old Trafford, since Derby County won 3-2 there in 1996-97.

This was the 15th clean sheet Manchester United have kept in the Premier League this season, more than any other side.

The Terriers failed to score for the 10th time in Premier League away games this season, more than any other side in the competition.

Sanchez has had a hand in nine goals in his last 10 Premier League games against newly promoted sides (eight goals, one assist).

The Chilean won seven fouls in this match – no player has been fouled more in a single Premier League game this season.

What next?

United travel to St James’ Park to face Newcastle on 11 February (14:15 GMT), while Huddersfield have an FA Cup fourth-round replay against Birmingham on Tuesday (19:45 GMT), before hosting Bournemouth in the league on 11 February (12:00 GMT).

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k1628909-blog · 7 years

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Evaluation

Early on, this interactive project was met with some difficulties. My former partner, Ciera Freeman, and I worked well on establishing our project ideas and goals (1) during the first term. We were able to meet up and write out our project proposal but after first term, I never heard from her again. Throughout January and February, I tried to get in contact with her through various messages on iMessage and Facebook because she was never in our shared classes but was met with no response. By the middle of February, I decided that the best course of action would be to proceed without her beyond just the basic outlining I had already been doing. Thus, this assignment went from a group project to a personal project.

Since I was now completing the project on my own, I had to re-devise a plan of approach and timeline (2) from the previous one (3) we had created together. While I did not follow the new timeline fully due to issues I met along the way, it did help me adjust to what needed to be done and what I needed help with. After this, I realized I needed to create a new storyboard (4) as I had completely re-evaluated and adjusted what I was doing. While it was not exhaustive, it, again, helped me determine and visualize to what needed to be done. I utilized the workshops to complete most of the coding. The workshops ended up being the most convenient as I could use the tools (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, etc.) as well as get guidance and advice from Elsa. During these workshops, suggestions were received that I should add in a drop-down navigation bar for the ‘Story’ pages. This proved very useful in creating a cohesive and straightforward look. Recently, we had to present (5) our projects and process to the entire workshop. I didn’t receive too many comments about my work but there were a few that proved constructive, such as agreeing there should be no background music as it may be distracting and that more people should be added. Addressing the former, I have every intention of continuing this project with any submissions I receive but due to the time constraints of the assignment, I was not able to gather more than the first four people who agreed to participate. In the future, I want to include people of all genders, backgrounds, etc. as that is the entire point of the project. While I was not able to do this fully in this version of the website, as more participants agree to take part, I will make an effort to ensure more diversity will be included. Social media would be the best platform to share my website on as it already allows people from all over to use it to connect. Furthermore, if it was shared on Kingston’s website or social medias then that would help spread it even more. In conclusion, I believe that this project has allowed me to grow my knowledge in digital media immensely. Now, with basic html coding skills, I can continue to create interactive websites and expand upon their complexities for future projects.

Appendices:

1) Blog Entries

2) Updated Timeline

February 13: Try to contact Ciera for the last time & then create a new plan of approach (re- evaluate what I can realistically do without a partner) February 20: Create a storyboard for project February 27: Establish connections to interviewees (determine where they are from and if they are willing to participate) & begin building the framework of the website home page (index.html) March 6: Update styles.css page and create links to all pages and profiles, use Photoshop to create world map and clickable pins March 13: Test shoot & meet with two of the participants (gather photos and interview answers), write and add text for About page March 20: Meet with the final two of the participants (gather photos and interview answers), add in all photos of participants and their stories to the appropriate story pages March 27: Give process presentation & polish off website April 3: Add to Kingston University server for testing Easter Break: Test on peers and edit according to reviews, add to a USB, submit before 24 April

3) Previous Timeline

Phase 4 End Product and Testing - April 24th - Due date for finished product April 17th (Easter Break) - Testing product for final hand in April 10th (Easter Break) - Test the product with third party individuals April 3rd - Be confident we have produced a finished product and finish testing ourselves. Phase 3 Create middle/end narrative - March 27th - Integrate the soundtrack into finished product March 20th - Create links from facial features to the stories and finish all portfolios. March 13th - Write up memories for final portraits. March 6th - Use research to start development of map transitions to portraits. February 27th - Develop and research attaching hyperlinks to pin points on the map. February 20th - Create Map Image on illustrator/background for final product. February 20th - Test with peers and begin collecting memories and photos (until 6th of March. February 13th (Reading Week) - Research interactive artists for improvements and research interviewing techniques to make the most out of our collected memories. Come up with questions to guide interviewees towards sharing memories. February 6th - Continue creating type through interface (middle narrative) January 30th - Begin creating type through interactions (middle to narrative) Phase 2 Create beginning narrative - January 23rd - Test with peers and review progress January 16th - Continuing click through conversation and decide on soundtracks for our scrolling interactive site. January 9th - Begin creating click through conversation, beginning to narrative. Phase 1 Development - December 19th - January 2nd - Respond to and consider improvements from modular and peer feedback. December 12th - Presentation of Product proposal December 5th - Practice Presentation. November 21st - Research how to create and interactive site and which techniques will best benefit our product. (Audio vs Visual?) November 14th - Proposal Submitted

4) Storyboard

5) Process Presentation

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