Played
January 31, 2013 4:00 AM SGT
Old Trafford — Manchester
Referee: L. Mason
Attendance: 75600
January 31, 2013 4:00 AM SGT
Old Trafford — Manchester
Referee: L. Mason
Attendance: 75600
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| Man. United | 1.20 | 1.05 | 1.22 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.22 |
| Draw | 6.50 | 11.00 | 6.50 | 4.00 | 34.00 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 13.00 | 9.50 | 6.76 |
| Southampton | 12.00 | 61.00 | 12.00 | 1.95 | 501.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 80.00 | 66.66 | 11.99 |
Manchester United - Southampton Preview: Red Devils look to extend unbeaten run to 13 games against Saints
Sir Alex Ferguson's side, who haven't tasted Premier League defeat since November, look to continue their good form but come up against a side eager to impress their new manager
By Sam Wells
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MANCHESTER UNITED
 De Gea Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra Valencia, Jones, Carrick, Kagawa Van Persie, Rooney |
SOUTHAMPTON
 Boruc Clyne, Yoshida, Hooiveld, Shaw Schneiderlin, Cork Puncheon, Ramirez, Guly do Prado Lambert |
Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Shinji Kagawa, Antonio Valencia and Robin van Persie are all likely to return to Sir Alex Ferguson's side, having been rested or deployed from the bench in their FA Cup tie against Fulham, at the expense of Chris Smalling, Anderson, Nani, Ryan Giggs and Chicharito.
Jones could be moved into a central midfield berth alongside Carrick, having started the last three games since his return from injury and impressed in a similar role against Tottenham, despite his side proving unable to see out the game.
Jonny Evans (hamstring) and Ashley Young (knee) are also both likely to be back in contention, though they are unlikely to start given their lack of match fitness.
Mauricio Pochettino, meanwhile, is likely to persist with the same team that earned him a goalless draw against Everton in his first game in charge of the side.
Norway international Vegard Forren is available to play after his move from Molde and the centre-back could make his debut against Manchester United, though Pochettino will no doubt be inclined to retain the same defence that earned a clean sheet against the Toffees.
The away side have received a boost with Adam Lallana returning from a knee injury, though he will likely be confined to the substitute's bench.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Manchester United have never, in Premier League history, had more points at this stage of the season (after 24 games) than they do now (59 points).
- The Premier League leaders have a seemingly unstoppable strike-force of late; Wayne Rooney has scored seven in his last eight games, Chicharito has got five in five while Robin van Persie (pictured) has netted 10 in his last 10 Premier League appearances.
- To add to those impressive goalscoring statistics, Van Persie is the first player in Premier League history to score 10+ away goals in three successive seasons; three of those away goals came in a match-winning hat-trick against Southampton earlier in the season.
- At the other end of the pitch, David de Gea, despite receiving renewed criticism of late, has the joint second best saves-to-shots ratio in the Premier League this season - 76% (second only to Swansea's Gerhard Tremmel with 81%).
- Southampton, meanwhile, have the lowest overall saves-to-shots ratio in the Premier League this season: 61%.
- Morgan Schneiderlin has made two headed attempts at goal this season; he has scored both of them (one of the two was, in fact, against Manchester United earlier in the season).
- The Saints have lost their five Premier League encounters at Old Trafford. Their last point earned at the 'Theatre of Dreams' stretches back to a draw in September 1999, a 3-3 thriller infamous for Massimo Taibi's Matt Le Tissier-induced clanger.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
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Manchester United 3-0 Southampton
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Manchester United 4-0 Southampton
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Manchester United 3-1 Southampton
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Jan 31, 2013 | Manchester United 2 - Southampton 1 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Sep 2, 2012 | Southampton 2 - Manchester United 3 |
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| England - FA Cup (FA) | Jan 30, 2011 | Southampton 1 - Manchester United 2 |
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| England - FA Cup (FA) | Jan 5, 2009 | Southampton 0 - Manchester United 3 |
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| May 19, 2013 | West Bromwich Albion 5 - Manchester United 5 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Manchester United 2 - Swansea City 1 | EPL |
| May 5, 2013 | Manchester United 0 - Chelsea FC 1 | EPL |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Arsenal FC 1 - Manchester United 1 | EPL |
| Apr 23, 2013 | Manchester United 3 - Aston Villa 0 | EPL |
Southampton
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| May 19, 2013 | Southampton 1 - Stoke City 1 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Sunderland 1 - Southampton 1 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Southampton 0 - West Bromwich Albion 3 | EPL |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Swansea City 0 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
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| 1 | David de Gea | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Patrice Evra | Defender |
| 4 | Phil Jones | Defender |
| 12 | Chris Smalling | Defender |
| 15 | Nemanja Vidic | Defender |
| 8 | Anderson | Midfielder |
| 16 | Michael Carrick | Midfielder |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | Striker |
| 19 | Danny Welbeck | Striker |
| 20 | Robin van Persie | Striker |
| 26 | Shinji Kagawa | Midfielder |
| 13 | Anders Lindegaard | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Rafael | Defender |
| 5 | Rio Ferdinand | Defender |
| 28 | Alexander Büttner | Defender |
| 7 | Antonio Valencia | Midfielder |
| 17 | Nani | Midfielder |
| 23 | Tom Cleverley | Midfielder |
| 31 | Artur Boruc | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Nathaniel Clyne | Defender |
| 3 | Maya Yoshida | Defender |
| 5 | Jos Hooiveld | Defender |
| 13 | Daniel Fox | Defender |
| 4 | Morgan Schneiderlin | Midfielder |
| 10 | G. Ramírez | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jack Cork | Defender |
| 42 | Jason Puncheon | Midfielder |
| 7 | Rickie Lambert | Striker |
| 9 | Jay Rodriguez | Striker |
| 1 | Kelvin Davis | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Frazer Richardson | Defender |
| 23 | Luke Shaw | Defender |
| 8 | Steven Davis | Midfielder |
| 20 | Adam Lallana | Midfielder |
| 27 | Richard Chaplow | Midfielder |
| 19 | Tadanari Lee | Striker |
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man. United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |