Manchester United vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League score and result as Adams cancels Sancho goal

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Armando Broja is held up by Raphael Varane (EPA)

Manchester United’s frustrating season continued when they were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

United started brightly at Old Trafford, creating several early openings before Jadon Sancho got on the end of Marcus Rashford’s low cross to fire the hosts in front in the 21st minute.

However, United, just as they did against Burnley in midweek, dropped off after scoring and again conceded early in the second half, when Scotland international Che Adams slotted home in the 48th minute to equalise.

Saints wasted two great chances to complete the turnaround as the Old Trafford fans grew more and more frustrated about another game that was slipping out of their team’s hands.

Cristiano Ronaldo thought he had scored a late winner for United, only for his close-range strike to be ruled out for offside.

The draw means United remain fifth in the standings on 40 points from 24 matches played, 20 points adrift of leaders Manchester City, while Saints stretched their unbeaten run to four in all competitions to stay 10th.

Follow live build-up, team news, line-ups, minute-by-minute coverage, analysis and reaction below:

Manchester United vs Southampton

• Man Utd XI: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Pogba, Fernandes; Sancho, Rashford, Ronaldo
• Southampton XI: Forster; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud; Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Elyounoussi; Broja, Adams
• 21 mins: Sancho opens scoring after lively start
• 48 mins: Adams fires Saints level as United switch off

[12 February 2022 13:56 · Michael Jones]

Man Utd 1 - 1 Southampton

63 mins: Chance! Who’s going to win this game? I have no idea. Southampton work the ball down the left before passing it inside to Romeu. He plays a one-two with Broja before slotting the ball over to the right side of the pitch where Stuart Armstrong is wide open. He carries it into the box and shoots but knocks his hot just over the crossbar!

[12 February 2022 13:52 · Michael Jones]

Man Utd 1 - 1 Southampton

60 mins: Save! Luke Shaw flicks the ball over the top as Cristiano Ronaldo makes a great run into the box. The ball drops over the head of Mohammed Salisu and comes to Ronaldo who blasts his shot at goal but is denied byt Fraser Forster’s reactionary stop.

Man Utd recover the ball and slot it to Diogo Dalot running into the right side of the box. He drills a first time effort towards the near post but Forster is back on his feet quickly and gets two hands behind the effort to keep that one out as well.

[12 February 2022 13:47 · Michael Jones]

Man Utd 1 - 1 Southampton

57 mins: Save! Manchester United win a free kick over on the left wing in Southampton’s final third. Luke Shaw whips a cross into the box and finds Harry Maguire. He nods the ball down, it hits Cristiano Ronaldo and comes back to Maguire who pokes a volley at goal and is only denied by the right foot of Fraser Forster!

[12 February 2022 13:44 · Michael Jones]

Man Utd 1 - 1 Southampton

54 mins: Chance! Kyle Walker-Peters goes on an enterprising run through the inside right and sets up Stuart Armstrong for a first time shot just outside the box. He puts his foot through the chance but pulls it wide of the right-hand post.

Save! Broja then nicks the ball off Shaw and weaves his way into enough space to blast a shot at goal. De Gea is forced to leap to his left and makes a good one-handed save to tip the ball over the bar.

[12 February 2022 13:42 · Michael Jones]

Man Utd 1 - 1 Southampton

51 mins: It’s deja vu for Manchester United who took a first half lead over Burnley before conceding an equaliser just after the break during the week. They failed to go on to win that game but can they get back in front against the Saints?

[12 February 2022 13:38 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Man Utd 1 - 1 Southampton (Adams, 48’)⚽️

48 mins: Equaliser! It’s a perfect start to the second half for Southampton and a nightmare for Man Utd. The Saints move the ball down the left wing and give it to Elyounoussi on the inside left channel. He slots it into the box for Che Adams’ overlapping run. Adams collects the ball and guides it towards the far corner. He beats David De Gea and puts the ball home off the back post!

[12 February 2022 13:35 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Man Utd 1 - 0 Southampton

Kick off: Jack Stephens is on from Southampton replacing Jan Bednarek. Man Utd get the ball rolling again for the second 45 minutes. Can they go on and win this game?

[12 February 2022 13:34 · Michael Jones]

Coming up in the Premier League

There are three Premier League games kicking off at 3pm.

Brentford vs Crystal Palace

Everton vs Leeds

Watford vs Brighton

We’ll be covering the match at Goodison Park but will have goal action from the other two games. Back at Old Trafford the teams are out for the second half.

[12 February 2022 13:32 · Michael Jones]

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[12 February 2022 13:29 · Michael Jones]

Man Utd 1 - 0 Southampton

Man Utd have conceded just 10 goals in 11 Premier League games since the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (0.9 per game), having shipped 21 times in 12 league games under the Norwegian this term (1.8 per game).