Southampton

Erik ten Hag will be hoping to secure his second Premier League win when his Manchester United side travel to Southampton on Saturday afternoon.

Man United are looking to find space in behind the Southampton defence but the hosts have coped well so far. Southampton are clearly looking to cause problems with balls into the box. In-form Che Adams has his first shot on goal with a header that loops over the bar. Then it's Adams who wriggles away from the defence and fires an effort straight at De Gea. 36’ Southampton 0-0 Manchester United 40’ Southampton 0-0 Manchester United A series of superb blocks by the Southampton defenders kept Fernandes, Eriksen and Elanga out before Bella-Kotchap missed the target with the host's best chance. 42’ Southampton 0-0 Manchester United It's Bella-Kotchap who makes a huge challenge to deny Elanga as he latched onto a one-two in the box. You can also follow the action through our live blog below. [Leicester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/leicester-city/) last weekend and then beat Cambridge United in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday. The game will kick off at 12.30pm (BST).

Casemiro and Cristiano Ronaldo are on the bench, as the starting eleven remains unchanged for Manchester United's meeting with Southampton.

Marcus Rashford will thus spearhead the Manchester United attack against Southampton, with Jadon Sancho and Anthony Elanga being the two wide men, leaving Ronaldo as a possible substitute. The midfield unit surprisingly does not see a change, with Casemiro on the bench. David de Gea retains his spot between the sticks, with Tom Heaton being the backup option on the bench.

Manchester United face Southampton in the Premier League today hoping to make it two wins from two. The Reds beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Monday ...

Erik ten Hag has decided to keep Cristiano Ronaldo out of the team following that performance. For the first time in over a year, United looked united on the pitch, with the players fighting for one another. Manchester United face Southampton in the Premier League today hoping to make it two wins from two.

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Erik ten Hag is preparing for Saturday's Premier League showdown with Southampton.

And it appears [Erik ten Hag](/latest/erik-ten-hag) is willing to gamble by leaving Casemiro on the bench, despite the midfielder's £60million move from [Real Madrid](/latest/real-madrid-fc). “He wants to learn, he wants to adapt and he wants to perform. “We have to learn from that [Liverpool] game and I’m really curious of what we will present [on Saturday], but I’m really confident that if we do the same as we did against Liverpool and we have the same attitude, fighting spirit and team cooperation then we have to win." [@TeamNewsandticks](https://www.instagram.com/leakedlineups/) claiming the Samba star is set to start the match on the bench. Instead, the Dutchman is supposedly set to stick with the same team that saw off [Liverpool](/latest/liverpool-fc) last time out. [Manchester United](/latest/manchester-united-fc)'s XI to tackle [Southampton](/latest/southampton-fc) has reportedly leaked online.

Erik ten Hag has left Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire on the bench again today for the lunchtime kickoff against Southampton. Manchester United.

[Fred](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/fred/), Garnacho, Ronaldo and [Tom Heaton](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/tom-heaton/) all hoping for minutes. [Victor Lindelof](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/victor-lindelof/) is still absent with injury but is expected to be fit for next week. [Anthony Martial](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/anthony-martial/) is ruled out through injury in the centre-forward position.

Manchester United will be looking at making it back to back wins when they take on Southampton at St Mary's in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

After a disastrous start to the new campaign, the win over Liverpool on Monday night couldn’t have come at a better time for Manchester United. Southampton can be more than a match for anyone on their day particularly at home and it certainly wont be easy, however, this is still a game I expect United to take all three points from. The Saints have endured a mixed start to the season under Ralph Hasenhuttl and currently sit 11th in the Premier League table.