Southampton vs Manchester United: What time does it start, where can I watch it and what are the odds?
A look ahead to the Premier League clash at St Mary's Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United travel to Southampton on Saturday with their sights set on all three points as they bid to build upon last weekend’s 4-0 rout of Everton.
Marcos Rojo and Paul Pogba remain sidelined with injury though Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial will have given manager Jose Mourinho food for thought after their midweek performances against Burton.
Virgil van Dijk is in contention to start for Southampton having returned to action as a substitute last weekend at Palace.
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What time does it start?
The game kicks off at 3.00pm on Saturday 23 September at St Mary’s.
Where can I watch it?
The game isn’t being broadcast on live TV.
It’s a big game for?
Virgil van Dijk. After a summer of speculation linking the Dutchman with a move away from Southampton, it’s now back to reality for Virgil van Dijk. He made his return to competitive league football last weekend as a substitute but looks set to make his first start on Saturday since January. Having been absent with injury for such a long period, it’ll be interesting to see if Van Dijk is still the same defender who first caught the eye of Liverpool and Co this summer. He’ll be out to prove that this is very much the case.
Player to watch?
Marcus Rashford. The youngster was a delight to watch against Burton Albion in United’s midweek win over the Championship side. Intelligent, confident and purposeful, Rashford was the side’s standout player alongside Anthony Martial. Whether he starts or comes off the bench against Southampton, the forward will be the man to watch if his recent form is anything to go by.
Head-to-head:
Southampton 0 Manchester United 0, Premier League, May 2017
Manchester United 3 Southampton 2, League Cup, February 2017
Manchester United 2 Southampton 0, Premier League, August 2016
Form:
Southampton: WLDLW
Manchester United: WWWDW
Odds:
Southampton to win: 21/5
Draw: 11/4
Manchester United to win: 8/11
8 mins: Javier Hernandez registers the first chance of the game. He picks up the ball on the edge of the area, spots Hugo Lloris off his line and tries a curling shot which clips the crossbar on its way over.
11 mins: Tottenham are struggling to get their passing going and West Ham are breaking up play and looking for early passes in behind, the latest being to Marco Arnautovic but Hugo Lloris reads the situation and sweeps up.
13 mins: Christian Eriksen finds space on the edge of the box and fires a shot which is deflected high towards Joe Hart who opts to push the ball over for a corner. The resulting set piece comes to nothing as Harry Kane concedes a foul in the box.
15 mins: Marco Arnautovic breaks for West Ham and appears to be away as he charges into the penalty area but Serge Aurier makes a superb sliding tackle to halt the winger. West Ham are looking dangerous on the counter-attack.
17 mins: Serge Aurier concedes his second 'on-the-edge' foul and Micheal Oliver invites Harry Kane to join the conversation as the full back gets a talking to.
20 mins: Tottenham are without Moussa Dembele who is recovering from ankle surgery and wow do they miss him. Eric Dier and their other Moussa, Sissoko, are struggling to patrol the centre of the pitch.
23 mins: Just five touches for Dele Alli so far. West Ham are doing a great job in shutting out Tottenham's key players by denying them any space behind their midfield.
24 mins: Harry Kane is saved by the offside flag as Serge Aurier picks him out with a low cross and the English forward misses a tap in but the linesman spares his blushes by signalling for offside.
27 mins: Andy Carroll is making an earlier than expected appearance from the bench as he comes on for Michael Antonio. Javier Hernandez is shifted to the right with Carroll playing through the middle, deep breathes Spurs defenders.
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