Manchester United v Southampton: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

Date: 16-01-2025 1:35 pm (3 weeks ago) | Author: Olusanya Akinrinola
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Date: Thursday 16th January, 2025
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Old Trafford
Referee  John Brooks (England)
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Team News

Manchester United
Ruben Amorim has a new roster issue hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Manchester United manager will be bereft of the services of five first-team players vs Southampton on Thursday.

Diogo Dalot is the latest absentee, with the Portuguese international serving a one-match ban after seeing red against Arsenal in the FA Cup third-round tie this past weekend. Dalot has joined Jonny Evans (muscle), Luke Shaw (calf), Victor Lindelof (knock), and Mason Mount (hamstring) on the sidelines.

Andre Onana will replace Altay Bayindir between the sticks, with Manchester United lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation in front of him vs Southampton on Thursday. The central defensive unit should feature Leny Yoro, Harry Maguire, and Lisandro Martinez. Meanwhile, Tyrell Malacia will replace Dalot as the left wing-back.

Malacia and Noussair Mazraoui should be the two wing-backs, with the duo providing width in the final third. As for the midfield unit, Toby Collyer should make a rare start, affording Kobbie Mainoo some rest. Collyer will accompany Manuel Ugarte in the middle of the park.

Finally, Joshua Zirkzee should lead the line for Manchester United against Southampton at Old Trafford on Thursday night, with Amad Diallo and Bruno Fernandes completing the numbers in the offensive trifecta.

Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Collyer, Malacia; Diallo, Bruno Fernandes; Zirkzee

Southampton
Unlike his counterpart in the Manchester United dugout, Ivan Juric has greeted positive updates on the team news front ahead of the trip to Old Trafford. The Southampton manager might be without only two first-team players on Thursday.

Flynn Downes has resumed training after recovering from a thigh injury and should be in contention to take on Manchester United. In addition, Will Smallbone is closing in on returning to action. So, Jack Stephens (knock) and Ross Stewart (muscle) are the only players on the sidelines.

Aaron Ramsdale is the automatic pick between the sticks, with Southampton lining up in a 3-4-3 formation in front of him vs Manchester United on Thursday. The central defensive unit should feature Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, and Nathan Wood. James Bree and Kyle Walker-Peters will likely start as the two wing-backs.

As for the midfield unit, Mateus Fernandes will line up alongside the resurgent Lesley Ugochukwu in the central areas. Finally, Cameron Archer will spearhead the Southampton attack against Manchester United, with Tyler Dibling and Kamaldeen Sulemana being the two wide attackers.

Probable Lineup (3-4-3): Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Wood; Bree, Ugochukwu, Mateus Fernandes, Walker-Peters; Dibling, Archer, Sulemana
Prediction: Manchester United 3-1 Southampton


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