Terrace Talk: Man United - Huddersfield remind us we’re not the finished article

After United cheerfully disposed of Crystal Palace three weeks ago, I warningly noted that José Mourinho was groaning about the forthcoming international break — as we all were. 

“Just as we are building up a burst of steam, along comes another cavalcade of third-rate representative rummaging in the bargain bins of football thrills,” I fumed.

It was, therefore, no surprise to see José — and some fair-minded pundits — point the finger at the internationals as the cause for what has clearly been a dramatic lack of momentum this past week. Three underwhelming performances culminated on Saturday in what some would dub a humiliation, although we’ve surely not forgotten the array of much more embarrassing moments these past three years.