Premier League leaders Manchester United are set to go head to head against Southampton at the St. Mary’s stadium on Saturday in a bid to continue their unbeaten run in the English Premier League this season and retain their spot as joint table leaders with their Manchester rivals, Manchester City.
Jose Mourinho will be looking to secure all 3 points as they take on Mauricio Pellegrino’s side on Saturday after playing a goalless draw the last time they met at the St. Mary’s stadium. Southampton who are currently sitting on the 9th spot of the league table are trailing by 5 points to Manchester United’s 13 points and will be looking to bridge the gap between their sides.
The host team are still expecting their star man Virgil Van Dijk to make his first start of the season after failing to force a move out of the club during the summer transfer window. His return could be crucial to their defense as Manchester United have been ravaging teams so far this season and their striker Romelu Lukaku is currently the league’s top scorer with 5 goals.
Manchester United are also faced with a few injury woes ahead of the match with players like Paul Pogba, Marcus Rojo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic being ruled out of the match. In light of these developments, we should be expecting this line up from both teams.
MANCHESTER UNITED POTENTIAL STARTING XI: De Gea, Baily, Jones, Blind, Valencia, Fellaini, Matic, Martial, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku.
