PREVIEW: Man U v Southampton

Old Trafford hosts Man U v Southampton at 4pm – the teams in third and fourth spot in the Premier League table. A win for Southampton would flip those places.

The team news is very positive for Man U as they report a return to fitness for Angel di Maria, Rafael, Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind, Marouane Fellaini and Antonio Valencia.

Indeed Ashley Young is their only absentee.

Despite a sequence of better results (unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League games) I still get the feeling that Man U are not as safe a conveyance as they used to be for odds-on backers. Louis van Gaal’s side have had some luck along the way and face a Southampton side who are playing much better than pre-season expectations.

However, the blunt stats remind us that Man U are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League matches against Southampton, winning six and drawing two.

Man U v Southampton
Premier League
4pm LIVE ON SKY

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Maximum 10 matches)
Dec 2014 Premier Southampton 1-2 Man Utd
May 2014 Premier Southampton 1-1 Man Utd
Oct 2013 Premier Man Utd 1-1 Southampton
Jan 2013 Premier Man Utd 2-1 Southampton
Sep 2012 Premier Southampton 2-3 Man Utd
Jan 2011 FA Cup Southampton 1-2 Man Utd
Jan 2009 FA Cup Southampton 0-3 Man Utd
May 2005 Premiership Southampton 1-2 Man Utd
Mar 2005 FA Cup Southampton 0-4 Man Utd
Dec 2004 Premiership Man Utd 3-0 Southampton

There’s usually goals when these two meet and both teams to score at around 10/11 with Star Sports looks the call.

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