Manchester United travels to St. Mary’s to face Southampton amidst a shocking loss to Crystal Palace. The Devils picked up 4 points from their two games, which included an amazing 4-0 against Chelsea and a draw against Wolves. On the other side Southampton got their first win while travelling.
Match Details:
Premier League 2019/20 season
Venue: St Mary’s
Capacity: 32,505
Date: Saturday 31th 2019
Kick-off time: 17:00 IST
How are they building up for the season?
Manchester United just came from a stunning loss from Crystal palace and would need to recover. Southampton have had so far 8 winless games against United at home. In their three games Man U have registered a single entry in each category. Southampton have lost 2 games and won only a single outing in this seasons EPL.
What’s the head-to-head record?
Manchester United – won- 3
Southampton won-0
Draw- 3
Team News:
Manchester United –
Out: Valencia (Injured), Lingard (Injured), Matic (Injured)
Doubtful: Darmian (Injured), Martial (Injured), Herrera (Injured), Mata (Injured), Jones (Illness)
Southampton:
Out: Lemina (Injured), Ings (Injured), Obafemi (Injured)
Doubtful: Ryan Bertrand
Manchester United –
Southampton –
Potential Game Changers:
Rashford
Maguire
James
Pogba
Ward-Prowse
Vestergaard
Likely to score:
For Manchester United: Rashford, James
For Southampton: Ings
Key Players:
Rashford
Position: A. Midfielder
Goals and Assists: 3-1 (Premiere League)
Influence on the pitch: 9/10
Pogba
Position: Midfield
Goals and Assists: 0-2 (Premiere League)
Influence on the pitch: 8.5/10
Maguire
Position: Defender
Passes Completed: 88% (Premiere League)
Aerial Won: 6
Goals and Assists: 0-0
Influence on the pitch: 9/10
Vestergaard
Position: Defender
Passes Completed: 72 % (Premiere League)
Aerial Won: 4
Goals and Assists: 0-0
Influence on the pitch: 8/10
Ward-Prowse
Position: Midfielder
Passes Completed: 64% (Premiere League)
Aerial Won: 3
Goals and Assists: 0-0
Influence on the pitch: 7.5/10
Starting XIs
Southampton– Gunn; Bednarek, Vestergaard, Danso, Cedric, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Ings, Adams, Boufal
Manchester United – D. Gea, Young, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Pogba, Rashford, Mata, James, Andreas
GK: D de Gea
DEF: Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka, Bednarek
MID: Pogba, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, D James
FWD: Ings, Rashford
Captain options – Ings, Rashford, Pogba