Southampton 0:1 Manchester United

Lucky McLuckerson · Sep 19, 2017

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Date - Saturday, September 23 2017
Kickoff Time - 1500 Hrs BST
Venue - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

League standings and form guide

1. Manchester United : WWWDW

9. Southampton : DWDLW

Previous Meetings

Southampton 0 : 0 Manchester United

Manchester United 2 : 0 Southampton

Manchester United 0 : 1 Southampton

Southampton 2 : 3 Manchester United

Manchester United 0 : 1 Southampton

All-Time Record

Manchester United wins - 51
Southampton wins - 25
Draws - 24

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José Mourinho

Mauricio Pellegrino

Team News

Manchester United

Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paul Pogba and Marcos Rojo ruled out.

Southampton

Matt Targett ruled out. Charlie Austin doubtful. Virgil van Dijk returns to fitness.

Know the opposition

Southampton Football Club (nicknamed The Saints) are a professional football club based in Southampton, Hampshire. Southampton were founded in 1885 by members of St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association. St. Mary's Y.M.A., as they were usually referred to in the local press, played most of their early games on The Common where games were frequently interrupted by pedestrians insistent on exercising their right to roam. More important matches, such as cup games, were played either at the County Cricket Ground in Northlands Road or the Antelope Cricket Ground in St Mary's Road. The club was originally known as St. Mary's Young Men's Association F.C. (usually abbreviated to "St. Mary's Y.M.A.") and then became simply St. Mary's F.C. in 1887-88, before adopting the name Southampton St. Mary's when the club joined the Southern League in 1894.

Southampton play their home games at St. Mary's Stadium, and were one of the founding members of the Premier League in 1992. The club has a long-standing sporting rivalry with Portsmouth in a match termed the South Coast Derby or the Hampshire Derby. Southampton has received praise for employing an attractive brand of football under Mauricio Pochettino and more recently, Ronald Koeman, and having one of the best youth systems on English soil - which has produced the likes of Alan Shearer, Gareth Bale, Matth Le Tissier Theo Walcott, Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain, James Ward-Prowse, Calum Chambers, Adam Lallana over the years - as well as current Manchester United leftback, Luke Shaw.

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Craig Pawson.

paulscholes18 · Sep 20, 2017

DDG
Valencia Bailly Jones Darmian
Matic Fellaini
Mata Mkhitaryan Rashford
Lukaku

Sammyjunn · Sep 20, 2017

Good test, Martial to start.

12OunceEpilogue · Sep 20, 2017

Sammyjunn said:
Good test, Martial to start.

Yes, and no Joel until he's done some catching practice (and De Gea retires

).

el3mel · Sep 20, 2017

Gonna be a tough game.

De Gea
Valencia - Bailly - Jones - Blind
Matic
Fellaini - Herrera
Mikhi - Lukaku - Rashford

That's what I predict Jose to play, but will hope to go the ordinary 4-2-3-1 formation, though.

Red Star One · Sep 20, 2017

Would love to see

DDG
Valencia Bailly Jones Blind
Matić Fellaini
Rashford Mkhitaryan Martial
Lukaku

Bubz27 · Sep 20, 2017

They've had tight games all season long. 4-0 to us.

Jazz · Sep 20, 2017

Will be a tricky game for us I think...

izec · Sep 20, 2017

Hate Southampton away, they are a good side and giving us always a good game when they play at home. Think we will win 2-1

Jacko21 · Sep 20, 2017

Have been given exec tickets for this game.

So I'll be spending the entire 90 mins sitting on my hands.

PoTMS · Sep 20, 2017

Got this horrible feeling we'll trip up here. I was right about that Choupo-Moting twat, I just hope I'm not right here. Might put some money on a Saints win to at least give me some comfort should Utd lose.

AshRK · Sep 20, 2017

If we keep our defense right then we will win. I would start martial ahead of rashford but jose may prefer rashford and I am ok with that too.

cyberman · Sep 20, 2017

Saints struggle to score, there's no excuses if we cock this up.

Reddevildans · Sep 20, 2017

Will be a tough game. A tight game I reckon. Need to take our chances and cut out individual errors that cost us the game at Stoke. Still feel there's a brain fart during the game by one of our defenders. They've been struggling for goals but every team raises their game against us so that means nothing. This is our toughest game since the Internetional break and the next. Hoping for a professional performance.

MyOnlySolskjaer · Sep 20, 2017

Martial or Rashford? :lol:

horsechoker · Sep 20, 2017

Jacko21 said:
Have been given exec tickets for this game.

So I'll be spending the entire 90 mins sitting on my hands.

Prawn sandwich brigade

The United Irishman · Sep 20, 2017

Would love to see Martial Lukaku and Rashford in a front 3 with Mykhitaryan playing behind the 3. That is one scary fecking attack

VorZakone · Sep 20, 2017

Will Van Dijk play?

Paul_Scholes18 · Sep 20, 2017

Since Mata and Rashford was taken off early I can easily see us play with the same side that played against Everton. They played well so deserved no doubt. Martial to come off from the bench again.

Grylte · Sep 20, 2017

Surprisingly few who have guessed 4-0 win for us.

JustinC00 · Sep 20, 2017

Surely the "tough game" talk isn't based on their league form this year

0-0 draw home to Swansea
3-2 win home to West Ham **
0-0 draw at Huddersfield
0-2 loss home to Watford
0-1 win at Crystal Palace

**They had a man advantage from the 34th minute on and 2 of their goals were penalties and the 2nd penalty came in the 93rd minute. Not to mention they conceded 2 goals while having the man advantage

The White Pele · Sep 20, 2017

el3mel · Sep 20, 2017

MyOnlySolskjaer said:
Martial or Rashford?

Martial played the whole game tonight while Rashford was subbed, so it's easily predictable that Rashford will start this.

RuudTom83 · Sep 20, 2017

Martial and Rashford are on fire, Jose might have to find a place for them both in the starting eleven soon.

Hernandez - BFA · Sep 20, 2017

I can't see us losing, Southampton haven't been very clinical in front of goal this season. Hate going to St Mary's, even though we haven't done too badly there in recent years (it seems that way anyway).

I can't see there being more than 2 goals in this match. Will be a good test for us.

MyOnlySolskjaer · Sep 20, 2017

el3mel said:
Martial played the whole game tonight while Rashford was subbed, so it's easily predictable that Rashford will start this.

Chances are whoever starts will only play up to 60 minutes anyway before being subbed on by the other.

Jacko21 · Sep 20, 2017

horsechoker said:
Prawn sandwich brigade

Aye exactly. I’ve heard they’re pretty good down at Southampton.

Jacky Quacky · Sep 20, 2017

De Gea
Valencia Jones Bailly Young
Matic Herrera
Mata Mkhitaryan Rashford
Lukaku

If we are drawing throw on Fellaini and Martial but I thought Herrera had an extremely good game so he should start and although Martial looked fantastic Rashford did get 2 goals and an assist.

charlenefan · Sep 20, 2017

Team should be...

—————De Gea—————
Valencia—Bailly—Jones—Blind
——-Matic——-Herrera——-
Mata—-Mkhitaryan—-Martial
—————Lukaku—————

Subs: Romero, Smalling, Darmian, Carrick, Fellaini, Rashford, Lingard

Carlsen19 · Sep 20, 2017

Southampton are a bit shite, really. Straight forward enough 2-0 win for us.

ManUtd1999 · Sep 20, 2017

el3mel said:
Gonna be a tough a game.

De Gea
Valencia - Bailly - Jones - Blind
Matic
Fellaini - Herrera
Mikhi - Lukaku - Rashford

That's what I predict Jose to play, but'll hope to go the ordinary 4-2-3-1 formation, though.

I also I think that Mourinho will start with Matic, Fellaini and Herrera. If not, I hope Matic and Fellaini will start.

2-1 United!

Offside · Sep 21, 2017

Really should be winning this. I don't expect a thrashing and 2-1 or something would be great. But they aren't that good and can't score for shit so anything other than a win would be a bad sign.

groovyalbert · Sep 21, 2017

City are gunna smash Palace at their place, just need to win here to keep up and hope Chelsea take a few points off them the following week - we've got Palace at home that weekend.

buckooo1978 · Sep 21, 2017

-------------------------DDG---------------------------
Valencia----Bailly-------Jones-------Blind
-------------------Matic---Ander-----------------
Rashford ---------Mhiki------------Martial
----------------------Lukaku----------------------

a lot of pace, movement and understanding from that front 4

wouldn't be surprised to see Young and Lingard start who've both been very impressive

Red_toad · Sep 21, 2017

—————De Gea—————
Valencia—Bailly—Jones—Blind
——-Matic——-Fellaini——-
Mata—-Mkhitaryan—-Rashford
—————Lukaku—————

peanuthead · Sep 21, 2017

—————De Gea—————
Valencia—Bailly—Jones—Blind
——-Matic——-Herrera——-
Mata—-Mkhitaryan—-Martial
—————Lukaku—————

Preferably for this game I'd like to see one of Mata or Mkhi dropped so Rashford can play on the right.

At some point during the season I'd love to see this death lineup below.

—————De Gea—————
Valencia—Bailly—Lindelof—Shaw
—Herrera—-Matic——-Pogba——-
Rashford—-Lukaku—-Martial

We will hammer any top team with this lineup.

ManuMou · Sep 21, 2017

Any chance Young to start ? I thought he did good last game.

AgentP · Sep 21, 2017

Same lineup as the Everton game. We played 433 versus Stoke and drew the game. So let's just stick to what's working and play 4231 again. I'll start Rashford against the Saints and start Martial against Cska and Crystal Palace.

AgentP · Sep 21, 2017

ManuMou said:
Any chance Young to start ? I thought he did good last game.

I definitely expect him to start. Will play LB I think.

Devil may care · Sep 21, 2017

I'd love to see this....

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