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Match report in news

  • 94'
    United earn a hard-worked win thanks to Lukaku's goal and their solid defending. Southampton deserved to get something out of the fixture.
  • 94'
    The referee went to the touchline and sent off Jose Mourinho.
  • 92'
    Rashford off for Blind.
  • 87'
    Matic goes in the book for clattering into Tadic.
  • 84'
    Lukaku was booked for a tackle on Lemina.
  • 82'
    Long and Soares make way for Austin and Ward-Prowse.
  • 79'
    What a chance. Lukaku pulls the ball back for Herrera who has the time to take a touch and fire over the bar from the edge of the box.
  • 77'
    Lovely build-up play to find Romeu in the box and the defender fired across goal and inches wide. The Saints deserve something out of this game.
Substitution

Substitution

at Southampton
  • 74'
    Mkhitaryan makes way for Smalling. Two contrasting approaches here as Mourinho looks to hold on to the lead.
  • 72'
    Davis makes way for Gabbiadini. Pellegrino wants a goal.
  • 69'
    Yellow card Valencia. He slips and lunges into Davis.
  • 68'
    Redmond again from outside the box but De Gea holds onto the ball.
  • 65'
    First real chance of the second half for United. Lukaku fired low towards goal and the keeper stuck out a foot to block.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester United
  • 62'
    Herrera replaces Mata. Quiet game from him with few attacks from United today. Somehow, they are still ahead.
  • 62'
    No foul given as Long goes down with Jones just outside the box. The referee waves play on.
  • 59'
    The hosts piling on the pressure. Redmond crossed from the left and Long could only direct his header to the left of De Gea's goal.
  • 56'
    Redmond cut inside from the left and his low strike was saved by De Gea, who almost spilt it.
  • 51'
    The Southampton man latches onto a loose ball in the six-yard box and tries to find the bottom corner but it's deflected wide by Jones. The defender has been superb.
  • 48'
    The home side eager to level the scoring as they win a couple of corners.
  • 45'
    Forty-five minutes of football to come here at St. Mary's.
  • 45'
    United lead at the break thanks to Lukaku's strike but the hosts are not giving up and have played some good football in the first half.
  • 44'
    United break well down the middle with Mkhitaryan who opens up for Lukaku to provide the low cross. Hoedt is there to send the ball behind for a corner.
  • 42'
    Yellow card Young for a tackle from behind on Tadic.
  • 36'
    Long caught Fellaini with an accidental stomp on his heel and the referee brandished a yellow card for the Irishman.
  • 32'
    Mkhitaryan played a neat one-two with Rashford before being nudged off the ball by Lemina in the box. Nothing given.
  • 30'
    Saints deep in United's half, passing the ball around with the visitors pinned inside their own area.
  • 26'
    Rashford hit the free kick from 25 yards and the ball whistled inches past the wrong side of the post.
  • 19'
    United's first long spell on the ball. It's worked out to Rashford on the left win, he cuts inside and finds Lukaku with a cross. Forster saves the initial header but the Belgian pounds in the rebound.
  • 13'
    United have struggled to get forward and have only had a couple of corner to their favour which were dealt with easily. The hosts knocking the ball around well.
  • 9'
    The ball falls for Redmond at the back post but he blazes his left-footed strike high and wide,
  • 7'
    Rashford gets to the byline and tries to go round Romeu who sticks his leg in to give away a corner kick.
  • 3'
    No team settling on the ball in the early minutes. Phil Jones cleans up a long ball well.
  • 1'
    The hosts get the ball rolling at a packed St. Mary's Stadium.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The teams emerge to a lovely sunny day in the south coast of England. United in their black away strip with white shorts and Saints in their traditional red and white outfit.
  • PRVW
  • PRVW
    Manchester United squad arrived at St. Mary's.
  • PRVW
    Man United: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Bailly, Young, Fellaini, Matic, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku Subs: Romero, Smalling, Carrick, Blind, Herrera, Lingard, Martial
Info

Pre-match

23 September 2017, 16:00

Referee: Craig Pawson

Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium

  • PRVW
    Southampton: Forster, Soares, Yoshida, Hoedt, Bertrand, Davis, Romeu, Redmond, Lemina, Tadic, Long Subs: McCarthy, Austin, Ward-Prowse, Van Dijk, Gabbiadini, Hojbjerg, Pied