Comments and predictions for MU vs Southampton: The Red Devils are superior
The match between MU vs Southampton in the English Premier League takes place at 3:00 a.m. on January 17. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest MU vs Southampton team information
The Man United quartet of Luke Shaw (calf), Mason Mount (thigh), Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans (all unknown) are all likely to remain sidelined through injury. Marcus Rashford's situation remains uncertain due to uncertainty surrounding his future.
Diogo Dalot was sent off after picking up two yellow cards against Arsenal and will therefore serve a one-match suspension. Tyrell Malacia could be recalled at left-back with Noussair Mazraoui or Amad Diallo taking up the right-back spot.
Leny Yoro is pushing for a starting spot at centre-back ahead of Matthijs de Ligt or Harry Maguire, while Amorim could also be tempted to use Joshua Zirkzee as a centre-forward in place of Rasmus Hojlund.
For Southampton, Jack Stephens and Juan Larios (both uncertain), along with Ross Stewart (hamstring), will remain sidelined. However, manager Juric is hopeful that Flynn Downes can recover in time after missing the last three games with a thigh problem.
Will Smallbone has returned from injury against Swansea and is likely to start. Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu played for the club’s Under-21s on Friday, having fully recovered from a long-term Achilles injury. However, Aaron Ramsdale is likely to be retained for Thursday’s game.
Midfielder Matheus Fernandes is back after serving a one-match suspension, with youngster Dibling (who has been linked with Man United) likely to start alongside Sulemana and one of Paul Onuachu, Cameron Archer or Adam Armstrong.
Latest expected lineup MU vs Southampton
Manchester United:
Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Malacia; Diallo, Fernandes; Hojlund
Southampton:
Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Wood; Bree, Ugochukwu, Fernandes, Walker-Peters; Dibling, Archer, Sulemana
Latest football commentary MU vs Southampton
Man United may not have won any of their last 90 minutes in all competitions, but two impressive draws away to Liverpool and Arsenal will give head coach Ruben Amorim a glimmer of hope of turning the club’s fortunes around in the coming weeks.
After surprising Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 2-2 draw at Anfield just over a week ago, FA Cup holders Manchester United beat Arsenal in the third round thanks to an impressive performance from goalkeeper Altay Bayindir in the penalty shootout following a 5-3 draw at the Emirates.
Amorim was pleased with the way his side fought to win against Arsenal and urged his players to play with more determination if they are to climb the table. Man United are currently struggling in 13th place, having won just one of their last seven games in the top flight.
With United now sitting closer to the relegation zone than they are to the top four, the Red Devils will be looking to build on their winning streak in the coming weeks. The Red Devils will face teams currently outside the top eight in their next seven games, starting with an easy game against bottom-placed Southampton on Thursday.
The Red Devils are keen to avoid a fourth consecutive home defeat, and are unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League meetings with Southampton (although eight of those have been draws, including the last two at Old Trafford).
Southampton have endured a difficult time on their return to the top flight this season. After 20 games, they are officially the worst team in Premier League history. They have just 6 points and a goal difference of -32.
Even the infamous Derby County of 2007-08, who were relegated with just 10 points, have more at this stage of the campaign. The onus now falls on manager Ivan Juric if Southampton are to somehow close the 10-point gap to safety.
Manager Juric has overseen three consecutive Premier League defeats since taking over, with a 5-0 home defeat to Brentford being Southampton's 16th defeat of the season and their eighth by at least two goals.
Saints fans were buoyed by a positive FA Cup result on Sunday, however, with a convincing 3-0 home win over Swansea City thanks to a Tyler Dibling brace and a Kamaldeen Sulemana strike.
Southampton face Manchester United in the Premier League on Thursday. They travel to Old Trafford without a win in their last 17 Premier League away games. However, they have lost three of their last 10 visits to the Red Devils, winning two and drawing five, most recently a 0-0 draw in March 2023.
Predict the score of MU vs Southampton
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.MU vs Southamptonas follows:
- Sportsmole:MU 2-0 Southampton
- WhoScore:MU 3-1 Southampton
- Our newspaper predicts:MU 3-1 Southampton
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