On Tuesday Feb 2nd, in week 22, Manchester United will host Southampton in a clash of the Premier League. 2nd placed Manchester United is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Arsenal. Arsenal had 17 on net, and Manchester United had 13, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Southampton recorded a 0-1 loss against Aston Villa. Ross Barkley struck first for Aston Villa in the 41st minute on a feed from Jack Grealish, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Aston Villa ran away with the shutout win. Southampton is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Manchester United and Southampton last played eachother at the St. Mary’s Stadium on the 29th of November. Manchester United was victorious by a score of 3 to 2 in front of an empty stadium. Jan Bednarek struck first for Southampton in the 23rd minute, then James Ward-Prowse added another in the 33rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Edinson Cavani.
Southampton hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are James Ward-Prowse and Nlundulu, and they each have 1 goal. Manchester United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Eric Bailly, Marcos Rojo, Brandon Williams and Phil Jones are unavailable to play for Manchester United, while Kyle Walker-Peters, Oriol Romeu, Danny Ings, Moussa Djenepo, Ryan Bertrand, Jannik Vestergaard, Michael Obafemi, Nathan Redmond and Will Smallbone are unavailable to play for Southampton.