[EPL] Manchester United 0-0 Southampton

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Manchester United vs Southampton

Manchester United vs Southampton - Premier League Gameweek 21
Minggu, 31 Desember 2017
Kick Off : 00.30 WIB
Venue : Old Trafford, Manchester
Wasit : Craig Pawson
Live : RCTI & beIN Sports 1

League standings and form guide
2. Manchester United : LWWDD
14. Southampton : DLLDL

Team News
Manchester United : Michael Carrick, Eric Bailly, Marouane Fellaini, Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo ruled out. Matteo Darmian and Anthony Martial doubtful.
Southampton : Cédric Soares, Ryan Bertrand and Charlie Austin ruled out.

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Head to head pertemuan kedua tim :
Manchester United menang : 64x
Imbang : 30x
Southampton menang : 28x

10 pertemuan terakhir kedua tim :
19 Oktober 2013 - Manchester United 1-1 Southampton - Premier League
11 Mei 2014 - Southampton 1-1 Manchester United - Premier League
8 Desember 2014 - Southampton 1-2 Manchester United - Premier League
11 Januari 2015 - Manchester United 0-1 Southampton - Premier League
20 September 2015 - Southampton 2-3 Manchester United - Premier League
23 Januari 2016 - Manchester United 0-1 Southampton - Premier League
20 Agustus 2016 - Manchester United 2-0 Southampton - Premier League
26 Februari 2017 - Manchester United 3-2 Southampton - League Cup
17 Mei 2017 - Southampton 0-0 Manchester United - Premier League
23 September 2017 - Southampton 0-1 Manchester United - Premier League

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EARLY TEAM NEWS: UNITED V SOUTHAMPTON

Marcos Rojo is available to face Southampton on Saturday, despite the Manchester United defender receiving a fifth yellow card of the Premier League season on Boxing Day.

The Argentina international was rather harshly cautioned by referee Martin Atkinson in just the second minute of the Boxing Day draw against Burnley at Old Trafford – our 20th league match.

Many supporters initially believed that had triggered a ban for Rojo, but Premier League rules state that “Matchweek 19 marks the halfway point of the 2017/18 season and is the final round of matches when receiving a fifth booking of the campaign can result in a one-match ban.”

This stroke of good luck – or good timing, more accurately – is a boost for Jose Mourinho with Eric Bailly already out for several months after undergoing surgery on an injury he suffered with Ivory Coast.

Fellow centre-back Chris Smalling also missed our last match due to injury, after seemingly hurting his groin in the latter stages of Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.

Meanwhile, it remains to be seen if Matteo Darmian and Anthony Martial are fit for selection, after both players were omitted from the 18-man squad that was named to face Burnley.

Right-back and regular captain Antonio Valencia is presumably still missing with the hamstring problem that he sustained in the recent victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.

Central midfielders Marouane Fellaini and Michael Carrick are not expected to return over the Christmas period, as the manager explained earlier this month.

WHAT ABOUT SOUTHAMPTON?

Virgil van Dijk is one player who will definitely not face United following Wednesday evening’s announcement that he is set to join Liverpool, reportedly for an eye-watering fee of £75million.

Saints manager Mauricio Pellegrino also fears that striker Charlie Austin is set to be sidelined for some weeks with a hamstring injury that he suffered against Huddersfield Town last Saturday.

The visitors are without a Premier League win since beating Everton on 26 November and, since then, they have gone seven matches without a victory. They suffered a painful 5-2 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur last time out, on Boxing Day, when Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Spurs.

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PREVIEW : MANCHESTER UNITED V SOUTHAMPTON



Setting the scene : After being held to 2-2 draws by Leicester City and Burnley over the Christmas period, Manchester United will look to finish 2017 in style with a victory over Southampton at Old Trafford. In the reverse fixture earlier this campaign, we claimed a 1-0 victory at St Mary's thanks to Romelu Lukaku's first-half goal, and Jose Mourinho will hope his side put in a similarly hard-working performance on Saturday.

Team news : Despite picking up a fifth yellow card of the season against Burnley, Marcos Rojo will be available for selection as his early booking against Burnley came after Matchweek 19 - the halfway point in the season. Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick and Antonio Valencia are all expected to miss out again, while Eric Bailly will be out for two to three months following surgery on his injured ankle. Chris Smalling, Matteo Darmian and Anthony Martial all missed the Boxing Day draw against Burnley. Charlie Austin (suspended), Cedric and Ryan Bertrand are unavailable for Southampton, as is Liverpool-bound Virgil van Dijk.

How are Southampton getting on? Mauricio Pellegrino's Saints currently sit 14th in the top flight, following a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Tottenham at Wembley last time out, which saw England striker Harry Kane bag a hat-trick. The South-Coast side are without a win in their last seven league outings and have picked up just three points in that period - earning draws against Bournemouth, Huddersfield and Arsenal. Nevertheless, their squad still boasts plenty of quality, especially going forward, with the likes of Nathan Redmond, Dusan Tadic and Manolo Gabbiadini - who scored twice against the Reds in last season's EFL Cup final.

What's our record like against the Saints? The Reds have faced Southampton a total of 37 times in the Premier League and have only suffered defeat on seven occasions, winning 25 of those clashes. United were also unbeaten in the three meetings against Southampton when they were managed by Claude Puel last season. The Reds won 2-0 in our first home league game of 2016/17 as Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his home debut before prevailing 3-2 in the League Cup final and playing out a goalless draw at St Mary's back in May, when Gabbiadini had an early penalty for the hosts saved by Sergio Romero.

Who's the man in the middle? Sheffield-based official Craig Pawson will oversee this top-flight encounter. The FIFA referee will be assisted by Peter Kirkup and Richard West, while Bobby Madley will act as the fourth official. Pawson has been in charge of 10 previous fixtures involving United, and the Reds have claimed all three points in eight of them - let's hope that positive trend continues on Saturday!

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MOURINHO'S TEAM NEWS UPDATE FOR SATURDAY

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he is unable to give Romelu Lukaku a rest, after praising the Belgian's application, as he discussed his striking options for the clash with Southampton.

Speaking ahead of Saturday's teatime encounter at Old Trafford, the boss suggested neither Lukaku nor Zlatan Ibrahimovic are fully fit, with the Swede still working his way back from a long-term lay-off, even though both started against Burnley on Boxing Day.

"No, I can't [give Lukaku a rest]," said Jose. "Now, I say 20 matches in the Premier League, 90 minutes [for Romelu]. I think for a striker, for any player, [it] is absolutely incredible. But if you are central defender, if you are a holding midfield player, if you are in certain kinds of positions where you can control your energy and positional play a little bit more, you can resist and survive.

"But, for a striker in the Premier League, to play 20 matches, 90 minutes, I have to be very grateful for his personality and for his character. He's been unlucky in our box in recent matches. He was in the picture, I'm not saying he was a direct influence, in some of the latest goals we conceded. It's a consequence of a player who really needs a little rest or just a consequence of the moment of the occasion. But the guy is fantastic for me and the team and gives absolutely everything and I have no criticisms."

In terms of fielding both centre-forwards again, Mourinho explained: "It can happen but, for it to happen, they both need to be in their best moment and they are not.

"One is not because the situation in this team didn't allow him to have any rest and is giving absolutely everything in every minute and we just managed to give him a little rest in cup matches and, even so, he was on the bench for emergency situations.

"The Champions League was about the same - we had to fight until the last match for qualification and the boy is tired. He's physically a monster but he's not a machine and I think he's feeling it. And Zlatan is a man with an incredible injury, an injury that a 20-year-old man or a 20-year-old young man would suffer [from]. Imagine a man who is 37 years old and so many miles in high-level football, so it's not easy. We did that [play the two together] against Burnley and we will do that in some more matches if we need to do it, but I think for both of them to play together, we really need them to be at their best level."

Chris Smalling, Matteo Darmian, Anthony Martial and Antonio Valencia have all picked up knocks and the boss did tell MUTV he did not expect any injured players to return at the weekend. However, Marcos Rojo is still available despite initial fears he would be suspended after his early yellow card against Burnley. Michael Carrick, Marouane Fellaini and Eric Bailly are definitely all out.

Southampton are missing banned striker Charlie Austin and injured full-backs Ryan Bertrand and Cedric, while Virgil van Dijk is on his way to Liverpool.

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