Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League match preview and confirmed team news as Nemanja Matic starts at centre-back

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League match preview and confirmed team news as Nemanja Matic starts at centre-back
Jose Mourinho and Mark Hughes are in desperate need of a win as Southampton host Manchester United on Saturday, live on talkSPORT.Mourinhos side need to bounce back after a disappointing goalless home draw to Crystal Palace last weekend, while under-pressure Hughes has guided Saints to just one league win this season.Manchester United are winless in two Premier League games4
Manchester United are winless in two Premier League games
Southampton were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Leicester on Tuesday and a heavy defeat to the Red Devils could cost the Welshman his job.

What the managers are saying

Mark Hughes (Southampton): In this day and age sometimes there are media outlets that find it is in their interest to try and set the agenda, when really it is not backed up by the actual facts and reality of the situation within the club.We have to deal with that. But the truth of the matter is, and I have said this for several weeks, if you gain good results, the pressure goes away to somebody else.Mark Hughes is under increasing pressure at Southampton4
Mark Hughes is under increasing pressure at Southampton
Jose Mourinho (Manchester United):We have a Champions League match in December but it’s a different Champions League match. We can now just focus on the Premier League and we need points. We need to improve our position in the table, we want to close the gap to the top four.We want to be smelling these positions. If not there then behind, but just smelling that for the second part of the season, so we need points.But everybody for different reasons needs points. We are going to have a very difficult match against a team that I know is not going to have any problems.

Team news

Hughes revealed Southampton will be without influential duo Danny Ings (hamstring) and Ryan Bertrand (back) for the visit of Manchester United.Alexis Sanchez has been ruled out for six weeks with a hamstring problem.Victor Lindelof is expected to be sidelined for about a month after suffering a hamstring injury against Palace last weekend.Meanwhile, there is no Chris Smalling in the Manchester United squad and it seems Nemanja Matic will fill in at centre-back alongside Phil Jones.Phil Jones played in Manchester United’s midweek Champions League win over Young Boys4
Phil Jones played in Manchester United’s midweek Champions League win over Young Boys
Luke Shaw is available for league action after serving his one-match domestic ban.

Confirmed line-ups

Southampton: McCarthy, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Stephens, Valery, Hojbjerg, Lemina, Armstrong, Cedric, Redmond, Obafemi.Subs: Hoedt, Davis, Austin, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Gabbiadini, Gunn.Man United: De Gea, Young, Jones, Matic, Shaw, McTominay, Ander Herrera, Fellaini, Pogba, Lukaku, Rashford.Subs: Mata, Martial, Lingard, Rojo, Fred, Dalot, Romero.Paul Pogba was dropped to the Manchester United bench against Young Boys4
Paul Pogba was dropped to the Manchester United bench against Young Boys

Where can you listen?

Full commentary of Southampton vs Manchester United will be LIVE on talkSPORT, kick-off 17:30.Click below or here for the live commentary stream.You can also listen through the talkSPORT App, on DAB Digital Radio or on MW 1053 or 1089.

Wayne Rooney had a patchy record with penalties

Tottenham stadium update: Spurs face another important week in bid to have new ground ready for Christmas. Failing to pass upcoming safety tests will force Tottenham to wait until 2019 to open

Ward-Prowse was a Southampton player when Pochettino was at the club

Gianfranco Zola tells Chelsea fans what the coaching staff really think about Callum Hudson-Odoi; However, a corner wasn't given strangely and instead the chance went by. Then there was the strange moment of the penalty incident when Cesar Azpilicueta was tripped up by former Blues youngster Sam Hutchinson.
Zola reveals how Higuain defied instructions on Chelsea debut



Plenty of fans are DISTRAUGHT after Juventus' leaked 2019-20 kit emerges on social media. Sports Breaking News, Headlines, Latest Sports News,
TRUMP@WAR — One America News Encore Presentation | TopWorldTimes

Ryan Sessegnon is wanted by England’s top clubs, most notably Manchester United and Tottenham

Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is enduring sleepless nights in his drive to leave a lasting legacy at the club. Levy is currently consumed by delivering Spurs' new
Mauricio Pochettino jokes Daniel Levy is 'worried' about

Maurizio Sarri publicly slammed his players after their 2-0 defeat at Arsenal

Every Premier League club's last five opening day fixtures in the top-flight The 2019/20 Premier League season moves a step closer on Thursday when the fixture list is announced . It's always a frenzied morning with supporters working out the perfect away days and looking for key clashes against rivals.
Every Premier League club's last five opening day fixtures in

Pochettino is unhappy his side will have less time to prepare

Real Madrid deny claim Sergio Ramos failed a doping test after 2017 Champions League final failed a doping test after the 2017 Champions League final, with UEFA having accepted that an
Real Madrid deny claim Sergio Ramos failed a doping test

Andre Onana was instrumental in Ajax’s run to the Champions League semi-finals

Lionel Messi stats: STAGGERING goals and assists record in the Champions League revealed LIONEL MESSI stats prove he has been one of the all-time greats in the Champions League.
Messi finishes season leading La Liga in goals, assists, and

Alexandre Lacazette, left, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang look on during a night to forget for the Gunners

Mason Bennett's sensational second-half goal saw Derby County come from behind to beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 at Pride Park. The flash of brilliance inspired the Rams to turn the game around after Gavin Massey had given the visitors the lead in the first half.
Mason Bennett wonder goal sees Rams come from behind at Pride

Pulisic went to Dortmunds academy instead of Barcelona

Crystal Palace 2-0 Huddersfield: Jan Siewert says Terriers must learn from relegation. Huddersfield equalled the record for the earliest relegation in a Premier League season as second-half goals
Crystal Palace vs. Huddersfield Town - Football Match Report

The tweet was quickly deleted from Pogba’s social media profile
Everton fans angered as tower which features on club crest is

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri

THE 'BUNDESLIGA BOLT' WANTED BY CHELSEA, ARSENAL AND MAN UTD Chelsea Football Channel. Can Leon Bailey Become The Next Arjen Robben? Leon Bailey scores a lovely back-heel goal for
Bundesliga | Leon Bailey: Arjen Robben's heir as the

Mbappe won the inaugural Kopa Trophy on Monday in Paris

Tottenham vs Arsenal: TV channel, stream, kick-off time, odds & match preview TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM . but victory in a north London derby is the kind of momentum-building result that
Tottenham v Arsenal: Watch on TV, live stream, kick-off

Post a Comment

0 Comments