Southampton vs Manchester United – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Sreya

Southampton vs Manchester United – Manchester United travel to St. Mary’s Stadium on 17th May, Wednesday to face Southampton in their penultimate English Premier League fixture.

Manchester United are sixth in the league standings with sixty-five points while Southampton are eighth with forty-five points. Both clubs are likely to maintain their current positions for the final standings and Jose Mourinho’s side are focussing on the UEFA Europa League to help them qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League.

Southampton won 2-1 against Middlesbrough in their last game while Manchester United lost 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur in their previous fixture.

Team News

Virgil van Dijk and Alex McCarthy miss out due to injuries while Matt Targett is unfit. Manchester United will be without the injured Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Ashley Young.

Southampton Possible Starting Lineup: Ben Forster, Cedric Soares, Jack Stephens, Maya Yoshida, Ryan Bertrand, Oriol Romeu, Steven Davis, James Ward-Prowse, Dusan Tadic, Nathan Redmond, Manolo Gabbiadini.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: Sergio Romero, Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Matteo Darmian, Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini, Juan Mata, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Anthony Martial, Wayne Rooney.

“Now it’s time to play two good games to close the Premier League and reach the Europa League final in the best shape that we can. It’s true that the calendar has been hectic over the last two months, but we have to push hard now to try to win the three remaining games. We really want to.”

– Jose Mourinho, Manchester United.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Southampton vs Manchester United H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in three wins for Manchester United and two wins for Southampton.

In fact, Manchester United have won 7 of their last 8 away matches against Southampton in all competitions. Southampton have failed to score in any of their last three home games. A 1-0 win for Manchester United is the most likely result tonight.