Manchester United head to Southampton for a Premier League clash at St. Mary’s this weekend. For United, it begins a run where six of the next seven, across all competitions, will be away from home. The Red Devils come in tied with Manchester City for the top of the table, while Saints head into this with eight points on the season, putting them mid-table.
They are technically listed ninth, but are actually tied with sixth other teams for the fourth most points accumulated in the young season.
This will no doubt be the toughest test so far for Southampton.
Without further ado, here is The Sports Bank’s Man United starting XI prediction (4-2-3-1)
Romelu Lukau
Marcus Rashford Henrikh Mkhitaryan Juan Mata
Nemanja Matic Marouane Fellaini
Ashley Young Phil Jones Eric Bailly Antonio Valencia
David de Gea
Odds: (via BetFair) United- 3/4, Draw- 11/4, Southampton 4/1
Kickoff: 15:00 BST
Mourinho press conference video: go to this link.
Injury Report, match preview, team news: go to this link.
Prediction: Manchester United 2, Southampton 0
As always, feel free to post your own Man United starting XI prediction in the comments section, and to opine on any other formations that you’ve seen online.
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