The Saints and The Red Devils gear up to go head-to-head this Sunday at St.Mary's stadium. It will be the second away game for Manchester United who look set to carry the momentum that they had gained during the last match against Fulham at home who they had beaten with a 3-2 scoreline. The new boys Robin Van Persie and Shinji Kagawa had made their home debut in some fashion by scoring a goal a piece against their cottagers. Johnny Evans look set to start for the Reds at Centre-back position with Rio Ferdinand injured.
The Saints are definitely hoping to kick start their season which so far produced defeats to defending champions Manchester City and Wigan athletic respectively. They have strengthen the squad by acquiring the services of Uruguayan international Gaston Ramirez for a fee of £11m from Bologna. All is not doom and gloom for Southampton, they had shown resilience during the first game against defending champions, Manchester City by finding the back of the net twice before losing to City 3-2.
Since Wayne Rooney has been ruled out for a month with a bad gash on his right leg which he had picked up during the game against Fulham last Saturday, Robin Van Persie now has to show Manchester United fans why the board had splurged £24m for him. Shinji Kagwa has already giving orders to his team-mates instructing them to give him the ball more frequently.
Southampton vs Manchester United at St.Marys/The Dell:
Played 13 matches at The Dell/St Marys since the Barclays Premier League was first formed
Manchester United: Won 7, Drawn 1, Lost 5 – Scored 24 goals, conceded 19 goals and kept 3 clean sheets
Southampton: Won 5, Drawn 1, Lost 7 – Scored 19 goals, conceded 24 goals and kept 2 clean sheets
*Stats courtesy of MUFC Blog
Squad:
GK: David De Gea, Anders Lindegaard
DEF: Rafael, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans, Scott Wootton, Alexander Büttner
MID: Antonio Valencia, Anderson, Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick, Nani, Paul Scholes, Tom Cleverley, Darren Fletcher, Nick Powell, Shinji Kagawa
FOR: Javier Hernandez, Danny Welbeck, Robin van Persie, Federico Macheda, Bebe
INJURIES/DOUBTS: Rio Ferdinand (hamstring injury), Darren Fletcher (bowel condition), Phil Jones (back injury), Chris Smalling (metatarsal fracture), Wayne Rooney (deep leg laceration), Ashley Young (knee injury), Patrice Evra ? (injured in training).
Prediction : Southampton 1-3 Manchester United.
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