Former Southampton defender Luke Shaw suffered an horrific double leg break for Manchester United against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night
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Venue: St Mary's Date: Sunday, 20 September |
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw may not play again this season after his horrific double leg break.
As a result, Marcos Rojo is set to earn his first league start of this campaign, while Marouane Fellaini and Wayne Rooney are available again.
Southampton forward Sadio Mane could be restored to the starting line-up after being on the bench last weekend.
Ryan Bertrand, Jordy Clasie, Fraser Forster and Florin Gardos remain out, and Gaston Ramirez is a doubt.
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman on Morgan Schneiderlin's return to the club as a Manchester United player: "I hope the reaction to him is a positive one. He did everything for the club, he had a great time in Southampton, he was ready for the next step.
"We had a very good relationship after the difficult summer that we had at the club, his reaction was fantastic, he had a big part in a big season last year and it's best for him and for the player, that's the important thing.
"He's now a player for Manchester United and I wish him the best, but not on Sunday."
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal on Luke Shaw's injury: "I called him last night. He sounds very strong which is amazing to me, a big surprise, but a good signal.
"But he knows also that it is a long way to go and it is not easy.
"It is a big loss for us, also for the team. I said in advance already it will be the season of Luke Shaw and now it's finished nearly.
"He started so well, we built up a left wing with Memphis Depay and Shaw, but we have to start filling it again and it is not easy. But we have to do it."
LAWRO’S PREDICTION
Louis van Gaal's team still looks very pedestrian, even with Memphis Depay and Anthony Martial in the side, and this might be a trickier game for Manchester United than some people might expect.
With four points from their last two games, Southampton have turned the corner from their iffy start and I am backing them to spring a bit of a surprise here.
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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Southampton's win against Manchester United in their last encounter back in January was their first at Old Trafford since 1988. It ended an eight-match winless league run against United.
- The Saints have lost 22 Premier League matches against Manchester United, more than they have against any other opponent.
- However, United have not kept a clean sheet in any of the last seven league meetings.
- All four of the league meetings between managers Ronald Koeman and Louis van Gaal have ended as away wins: last season, and in 2006-07 when Van Gaal was at AZ Alkmaar and Koeman at PSV Eindhoven.
Southampton
- The Saints have managed just two wins in their last 11 league matches.
- Ronald Koeman's side have failed to score in four of their last six league games.
- However, they have kept three clean sheets in a row in the league for the first time since November 2014.
Manchester United
- The three goals they scored against Liverpool last weekend doubled their tally in the league this season.
- David de Gea has not kept a clean sheet in the league in any of his last eight appearances in which he has played a full 90 minutes.
- The Red Devils have run further than any other top-flight side after five matches this season (578.5km).
- Wayne Rooney needs one goal to move alongside Denis Law in joint-third of the club's all-time leading league scorers, with 171 goals. Rooney has gone 10 Premier League appearances without a goal, equalling the longest barren spell of his career.