Manchester United faces Southampton in their second match of the new Premier League season. They will not have their home comfort as they travel to St Mary’s in search of another win.
The match also provides a big opportunity for Manchester United to equal the record of longest unbeaten away run. Arenal’s 27 matches unbeaten run in 2003-04 was the highest ever achieved in the Premier League.
Also, it could be a debut for their new third kit which our players will wear against Southampton.
Manchester United defeated Leeds United by a 5-1 scoreline and it was a perfect way to start their new campaign. Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes were the stars of the match as they created wonders on the pitch. A hattrick for Bruno and four assists for Pogba was just delightful to watch.
They also threw a warning to other teams that they are ready to break any opposition defence. Mason Greenwood and Fred scored the rest and made sure that Leeds never touch our goal.
Manchester United played a behind the doors friendly match against Burnley and defeated them comfortably by a 3-1 scoreline. The match was played to examine their plans and give some of their returning players chances to make their mark. Tom Heaton, Phil Jones, and Eric Bailly made their appearances.
Southampton vs Manchester United: Head-to-head
St. Mary’s has been a tough ground for Man United. In their last five matches, they have won just two of them at their ground. Still, United go into the game with immense confidence after being victorious against them in both the matches last season. Their first match was played at St.Mary’s last season and it was a pretty tense encounter.
Manchester United was two goals behind by half-time after a solid header from Jan Bednarek and a jaw-dropping free-kick by James Ward-Prouse. But the second half changed everything. It was the introduction of Edinson Cavani that turned the game in our favor.
Bruno Fernandes scored the first goal for United. Our super striker, Edinson Cavani then scored two amazing goals and one of them came in the 90th minute, which ensured Manchester United complete an amazing 3-2 comeback.
Head-to-head record: Manchester United: 67 wins, Southampton: 28 wins, Draw: 34 matches.
Southampton vs Manchester United: Team News
The most exciting news will be the debut of Jadon Sancho against Leeds United. He made a second-half appearance and was quick to add his name on the scoresheet against Burnely in a behind-the-door match.
Jadon Sancho will be fit and ready to start against Southampton and fans will be thrilled to see their new signing terrify the opposition defense. Also, Raphael Varane has signed for United and started his training. He may get a chance to feature in the match if he is ready to play.
Phil Jones has returned from his injury. Eric Bailly has also returned from international duty.
Injured: Marcus Rashford, Alex Telles
Major Doubt: Raphael Varane, Eric Bailly, Jesse Lingard, Edinson Cavani, Dean Henderson, Phil Jones
Opposition Key Man: James Ward-Prowse
The set-piece master has been the star performer for Southampton and has troubled United in his last encounter at St.Mary’s last year. He has been able to rattle the net with his powerful long striker and free-kicks.
He has also been able to build many attacking moves with his accurate passes. He had Danny Ings in support last season. But now Ings has moved to Aston Villa and it will put more pressure on Ward-Prowse to deliver.
United’s defenders will have to be more careful with their tackles and will make sure that they don’t gift Southampton more free-kicks.
Our Prediction for the Match:
We expect that Manchester United will not struggle this time and will win comfortably with a 3-1 scoreline. Bruno Fernandes will be the favorite to score against Southampton on Sunday.
