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Man United v Southampton
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Kick Off: Thursday 16th January at 20:00
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Competition: Premier League
Man United welcome Southampton to Old Trafford this Thursday as they aim to do the double over The Saints. The Red Devils picked up an impressive point at Anfield in their last Premier League outing and continued their defence of the FA Cup on Sunday winning on penalties against Arsenal.
Southampton, on the other hand, sit at the bottom of the table and are still chasing their first away league win of the season.
⭐ Man United v Southampton Best Bet
This looks a great value bet on an outcome which has happened in all of the last 8 matches in which Bruno Fernandes has played. The United captain is fouled on average 1.30 times per 90 mins. He’s in the heart of the action in midfield and canny enough to win at least one cheap free kick if needed.
On the other side of the ball Bruno averages 0.90 fouls per 90 mins and is usually good to commit 1 caution or more. Take 2.0 for Fernandes to foul and be fouled here.
🟢 Man United v Southampton #WhatOddsPaddy Tip
Diallo has been in good form for Man United since previous manager Erik Ten Hag left the club, scoring 5 goals and registering 6 assists. He netted vs Liverpool last time out and scored in the penalty shoot out v Arsenal in the FA Cup.
Southampton have the joint worst defensive record in the Premier League, conceding a massive 44 goals in 20 games. Man United should be able to feast on this defence in both halves to notch the goals section of this longshot.
Finally, Manuel Ugarte averages the most fouls per 90 mins of any Man United player in the Premier League (1.60), and has obtained 5 cards. Ugarte has been carded in 2 of his last 4 EPL matches and offers the bite in this Man United midfield.
👕 Man United v Southampton Predicted XI
🔍 Man United v Southampton Players to Watch
🔴 Bruno Fernandes
After he got sent off against Newcastle, Bruno has come back rejuvenated with two excellent performances against Liverpool and Arsenal. He ran the show at Anfield for the Red Devils, laying on a classy assist before opening the scoring in the FA Cup at the weekend.
His form has been inconsistent this season but based on the last two performances something has clicked so it could be a good time to side with him. Bruno has 4 goals and 6 assists in the Premier League this season and at home facing the worst team in the league he should be expected to be involved again.
🟡 Tyler Dibling
Southampton are likely to be on the back foot a lot in this game and they will need all the help they can get to be competitive. Manager Ivan Juric might ask his attacking players to press hard and giving away cheaper free kicks in less dangerous areas wouldn’t be the worst tactic.
Tyler Dibbling is known for his offensive qualities but he averages 1.10 fouls per 90 mins and this could be the type of match in which he delivers multiple fouls. Up against Kobbie Mainoo, Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro who are all fouled at least 0.90 times per 90 mins in the Premier League this season.
🟡 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
The Saints defender is their joint most carded player in the Premier League this season (7) and looks a massive price to go into the referee’s book at Old Trafford. He averages 1.20 fouls per 90 mins and could come under serious pressure against a Man United side who are heavy favourites.
Harwood-Bellis has been carded in both of his last 2 Premier League starts and he might be extra fired up here. He was a former academy graduate at Man City so might be keen to make an impression against their cross-city rivals.
Referee John Brooks averages 5.78 cards per game this season so this could be a good match to target individual player cards.
📂 Man United v Southampton Cheat Sheet
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💻 Man United v Southampton Form and Tactics
Man United have lost 4 of their last 5 Premier League games but did obtain a credible 2-2 draw away to Liverpool last time out in the league. They also beat Arsenal on penalties in the FA Cup to give them a further boost.
Ruben Amorim will not change his 3-4-2-1 system which has shown signs of life recently, United are showing a real identity and look a well rounded outfit.
Southampton won in the FA Cup 3-0 v Swansea, but have endured a miserable Premier League campaign losing a huge 16 out of 20 matches. New manager Ivan Juric has used a 3-4-1-2 formation in all of his matches so far and the Saints have had at least 50% possession in all of their last three EPL games.
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🏁 Man United v Southampton Ref Watch
- Referee: John Brooks
- Brooks has issued at least one card to each team in all of his last 9 games officiated
| Average Cards (Y/R) | 5.53/0.00 |
| Fouls Given | 23.53 |
| Penalties | 0.35 |
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