The final Premier League game of the weekend takes place at Old Trafford on Sunday, as Manchester United host Southampton in yet another key game in the race for Champions League qualification this season.
United, after a rocky start, are the side currently in possession of third place in the table, but Southampton are only a point behind in fourth despite having lost when the two sides met at St Mary's just over a month ago.
On that occasion, it was United's greater cutting edge in front of goal that proved the difference, as Robin van Persie scored twice from three shots on goal as Louis van Gaal's side edged to a 2-1 win that continued its process of slow, steady improvement.
For the Saints, that defeat came in the midst of an alarming run of four straight league losses, as the bright start to life under Ronald Koeman looked to be fading away. Since then, however, Koeman 's side has rediscovered its rhythm to a great extent, and after beating Arsenal to start the new year, they have every confidence they can repeat the trick against United.
The game kicks off at 4 p.m. GMT (11 a.m. ET), so join us around 45 minutes beforehand for all the team news and buildup ahead of the contest.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/14IBtqe
via IFTTT January 11, 2015 at 06:00AM
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