Manchester United look to reignite their Premier League title bid as they welcome Southampton to Old Trafford.
Although they won’t move top due to their inferior goal difference, United can move level on points with current leaders – Manchester City if they take victory here.
Should Arsenal lose at Wolves in the early kick-off, Southampton could go tenth with a win otherwise they will stay 11th regardless of their result here for at least 22 hours.
Team News
Scott McTominay is a doubt for Man Utd after being substituted with stomach cramp in Saturday’s goalless draw at Arsenal.
Phil Jones remains absent with a knee injury.
Southampton will be without Ibrahima Diallo due to a muscle injury.
Oriol Romeu (calf) and Theo Walcott (hamstring) plus Diallo join join Kyle Walker-Peters (quad), Will Smallbone (knee), Nathan Tella (muscle), Mohamed Salisu (muscle) and Michael Obafemi (undisclosed) remain sidelined.
Jannik Vestergaard is close to a return from a knee injury but is unlikely to be risked in this match.
Stat Attack
- Man Utd are unbeaten in their last nine league meetings against Southampton (W4, D5).
- Southampton are unbeaten in five of last seven league trips to Old Trafford (W2, D3, L2).
- Utd have scored at least twice in four of their last five meetings against Southampton.
- Southampton have had a defender score in four of their last five meetings against United, with the only exception coming in a 2-2 draw here in July 2020.
- Man Utd haven’t gone three consecutive league games without victory since late September-October 2019, when they went four games without a win (D2, L2).
Prediction
Man Utd delivered a strong defensive display at Arsenal on Saturday but a lack of sharp decision making on the ball cost them when it came to finishing opportunities.
Southampton meanwhile were unlucky to not come away from Saturday evening’s clash against Aston Villa with at least a point, especially given how dominant they were with 20 shots through their high pressure tempo but defended well when they needed to do so except for Ross Barkley’s winner.
Now if Ralph Hasenhuttl can get his Saints to replicate that performance, they certainly will give Utd a contest because a mixture of indecision when it came to the end products of attacks cost both teams on Saturday.
Prediction: Manchester United 1-1 Southampton
Result: Manchester United 9-0 Southampton