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Match Details

Premier League 2021-22
Southampton vs Manchester United
St. Marys Stadium, Southampton
August 22, 2021
06:30 PM IST

Preview

Manchester United will be looking to carry the winning momentum forward as they travel to the St. Marys Stadium to take on Southampton in their second Premier League encounter of the season on Sunday. The Red Devils are coming into this match on the back of a massive 5-1 win against Leeds United. Their midfielders Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba were impressive in particular. While Bruno scored a hat-trick, Pogba accounted for four assists. Youngster Mason Greenwood got a goal as well and so did Fred. They will be eager to maintain the same intensity going into this match.

Southampton, however, didnt get off to the kind of start they were expecting. The Saints suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of Everton in the last match. Their defense was in absolute shambles whereas the offense didnt look like at its best either. If they want to put up a strong performance against Manchester United, they will need to improve in both areas. But looking at the state of Southamptons defense, the Red Devils have a huge advantage in this match.

Team News

Southampton

Injured: William Smallbone.
Suspended: None.
Doubtful: None.
Unavailable: None.

Manchester United

Injured: Dean Henderson, Alex Telles, Marcus Rashford.
Suspended: None.
Doubtful: None.
Unavailable: None.

Probable Starting Lineups

Southampton
McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud; S. Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Djenepo; A. Armstrong, Adams.

Manchester United
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Sancho, Fernandes, Pogba; Greenwood.

Top Picks

Bruno Fernandes: The Portuguese midfielder once again showed why he is regarded as one of the best players in the Premier League for the last three seasons. Fernandes scored a hat-trick in the last match and he will be eager to get his name on the scoresheet again against an average Southampton defense.

Paul Pogba: He was superb with his passing and range of distribution in the last match and thats why Pogba accounted for four assists as well. The French midfielder has a good scoring ability too. He scored six goals and assisted nine times across all competitions last season.

Che Adams: He didnt score in the last match but supplied an assist for the only goal they scored. Adams was also the second-highest scorer for Southampton in the last Premier League season. He scored nine goals and assisted five times on top of that as well.

Other Important Players (Premier League 2020-21 Stats)

Mason Greenwood | 7 Goals, 2 Assists

Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 2 Goals, 4 Assists

James Ward-Prowse | 8 Goals, 7 Assists

Stuart Armstrong | 4 Goals, 5 Assists

Captaincy Options (in order of priority)

Bruno Fernandes
Paul Pogba
Mason Greenwood

Fantasy Team

Stats taken from https://www.betexplorer.com/soccer/england/premier-league-2020-2021/