Manchester United vs Southampton
English Premier League
Date: 23rd January 2016
Kick off: 15:00 pm BST
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Live Stream: Watch Manchester United vs Southampton live online
Manchester United take on Southampton in a cracking Premier League encounter at Old Trafford this weekend and the Red Devils, predicted as favourites for this game by online sportsbook MyBookie.ag, will be looking to climb up the league table with a home win.
After a mid-season slump, Louis Van Gaal’s side are back to winning ways and can get back into the title race if they can put together a run of victories.
Manchester United have won 3 of their last 4 games after an 8 game winless run that started back in November.
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is also back amongst the goals and after a morale-boosting win at Anfield last week, the home side will be full of confidence this week.
As for Southampton, Ronald Koeman has had a very poor start to the season so far and the Saints will be a significant improvement if they are to come away with anything from Old Trafford this weekend.
The away side have been inconsistent and shaky at the back. However, they are showing signs of recovery with two back to back wins and will look to pull off an upset at Old Trafford this week.
Manchester United vs Southampton Team News
Manchester United will be without the services of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Phil Jones when they host Southampton on Saturday. Ashley Young has also been ruled out after needing groin surgery.
Young full-back Cameron Borthwick-Jackson is expected to start at left-back and Marouane Fellaini will continue in midfield with Michael Carrick being a doubt.
Adnan Januzaj could make his first-team return for the first time since returning to the club from his loan spell at Borussia Dortmund.
As for Southampton, the Saints are delighted with the return of star keeper Fraser Forster. Koeman’s side have kept consecutive clean sheets for the first time since the start of November.
There are no new injury issues for Southampton with Jay Rodriguez and Florin Gardos being long-term absentees.
Manchester United vs Southampton Starting Lineups
Manchester United starting lineup: De Gea; Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Borthwick-Jackson; Schneiderlin, Fellaini; Martial, Herrera, Mata; Rooney
Southampton starting lineup: Forster; Cedric, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand; Wanyama, Ward-Prowse; Davis, Mane, Targett; Long
Manchester United vs Southampton Key Stats
Southampton have lost their last 4 away matches in the Premier League.
Manchester United are undefeated in 12 of their last 13 matches against Southampton in all competitions.
Prediction: Manchester United 2-0 Southampton
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