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Southampton host Man Utd in first of eight Premier League games on Saturday Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live coverage at top of page, with Final Score coming up at 14: 30 BST Five games at 15: 00 BST, with Liverpool & Man City both in action Aston Villa v Everton follows at 17: 30 BST, before Bournemouth v Chelsea at 20: 00 BST Get Involved: #bbcfootball, Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) James Law Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Lucy Ward Former Leeds striker on TNT Sports You could feel the nerves in the stadium. Southampton have had the domination in the first half and you have to score at least one goal - that was the opportunity. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Andre Onana saves low to his right! It's a pretty poor penalty from Southampton's Cameron Archer, who you'd normally back in that situation, but Onana guesses correctly and does well to push the ball out of danger. A huge reprieve for Erik ten Hag and Manchester United. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Lucy Ward Former Leeds striker on TNT Sports Tyler Dibling has done it a few times taking Diogo Dalot on. Terrific play from the youngster. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Diogo Dalot brings down Southampton debutant Tyler Dibling and that's a stonewall penalty. Sloppy would be an understatement. Oh dear. It looks like Cameron Archer will take it. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd In response, Amad Diallo dives in off the right but sees his shot deflected - taking the sting out of it. Southampton are easy on the eye and have looked good here, but are they at risk of becoming all style and no substance? Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Lucy Ward Former Leeds striker on TNT Sports Lesley Ugochukwu needed to do better. A free header. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Another Southampton half-chance. The impressive Yukinari Sugawara puts in a free-kick and on-loan Chelsea man Lesley Ugochukwu heads over when completely unmarked in the box. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Kobbie Mainoo comes off second-best in a midfield battle with Southampton's Lesley Ugochukwu and reacts by desperately handling the ball. The result? A yellow card for the Manchester United man. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Yet another match where the Man Utd players clearly don’t understand what Ten Hag wants. At one point it has to stop and we'll move on I guess. James Still waiting for Man Utd to turn up, the threat is coming from Saints. Man Utd are poor. Zabb Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Southampton full-back Yukinari Sugawara gets away from Diogo Dalot far too easily and his cross-shot has to be scrambled clear by Matthijs de Ligt. Dalot fun going forward, not so fun when running towards his own goal. Japan international Sugawara has time to whip in another cross but it drifts out for a Manchester United goal kick. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Full-back Noussair Mazraoui falls awkwardly and the Manchester United player receives some treatment. A chance for both managers to give their early assessments to their troops. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd This game has been very watchable so far. At one end Kyle Walker-Peters jinks past a defender for Southampton but can't find a pass, and then Bruno Fernandes drags a shot wide as Manchester United break. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Lucy Ward Former Leeds striker on TNT Sports Man Utd win the ball back and in two or three passes they are on top of Southampton's goal. Saints have struggled with quick play around the box, Man Utd have got in with a straight ball - that's a worry for Southampton. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Man Utd are currently a cup-winning top-eight team, but fans think they are still 90's Utd. Fed up with hearing, "Not being in title race isn't good enough for Utd" - nope! Reality is Man Utd are not good enough for a title race. David Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Amad Diallo is beginning to look lively for the visitors. He loves to cut inside, but he's helped Manchester United win their first corner - which results in Noussair Mazraoui thumping straight down the throat of Aaron Ramsdale. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Southampton's Aaron Ramsdale is called into action for the first time, and he does well to thwart Joshua Zirkzee. It's a slick move from Manchester United in fairness - Lisandro Martinez's incisive forward pass got things moving, and it resulted in Dutchman Zirkzee sliding to try to divert the ball in. But he couldn't get enough power on it. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) I have seen enough already. Another manager taking apart a team put together by Erik ten Hag. The squad is getting weaker every day Ten Hag stays! Lawrence Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Cameron Archer gets the ball into feet in the Manchester United box, but Matthijs de Ligt does well to prod the ball away from the former Aston Villa man. I think United might be made to play on the counter here - Southampton are penning them in at the moment. Southampton 0-0 Man Utd Southampton forward Ben Brereton Diaz is winless in all 17 of his previous Premier League appearances (D4 L13), and could become the player with the most appearances in the competition without a single victory (currently alongside Marvin Sordell, also 17). Southampton 0-0 Man Utd The game has settled and it's Southampton who look the more composed. Cameron Archer tries to latch on to a through ball but once again Andre Onana has his wits about him, hurtling out to grab the ball on the floor. Last Updated 14th September 2024 at 13: 19 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. 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BBC Radio 5 Live's 606 phone-in BBC Radio 5 Live Listen here at 19: 30 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Southampton are winless in their last 14 Premier League meetings with Manchester United (D8 L6) since a 1-0 away win in January 2016. Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League away games against Southampton (W7 D5) since a 1-0 loss in August 2003. Manchester United have only lost one of their last 30 Premier League games against promoted sides (W22 D7), winning 15 of their last 17 since a 4-1 loss at Watford in November 2021. Manchester United have come from behind to beat Southampton in 10 different Premier League games – only Liverpool have more comeback wins against a single opponent in the competition’s history (11 v Newcastle). Southampton have lost all three of their Premier League games so far this season. They could be the first side to lose each of their first four in three different campaigns in the competition, previously doing so in 1998-99 and 2012-13 (the last time they were a promoted side). Manchester United have lost as many as two of their first three league games in a season for the second time under Erik ten Hag (also 2022-23), as many times as they had in their previous 29 campaigns combined (2018-19 and 2020-21). They last lost three of their first four back in 1986-87. Southampton (4) and Manchester United (3) have made the most errors leading to a goal in the Premier League so far this season. All three of Man Utd’s goals conceded in their loss at Liverpool last time out came via errors, the first time on record they’ve ever committed as many in a single Premier League match (since 2007-08). Southampton have lost 399 of their 927 Premier League games. They could be the fifth team to lose as many as 400 in the competition, doing so in fewer games than any other side (West Ham 976, Aston Villa 1, 072, Newcastle 1, 090, Everton 1, 128). Manchester United have scored around three goals fewer than their x G suggests they should have so far this season (2 goals, 5. 2 x G), the biggest such difference in the competition this term. Meanwhile, Southampton have the second-largest difference so far (1 goal, 3. 5 x G) and the lowest shot conversion rate amongst all teams (2. 4%). Since keeping a clean sheet in his first Premier League game against Manchester United while at Bournemouth in November 2019, Southampton ‘keeper Aaron Ramsdale has conceded in each of his last eight games against the Red Devils. His 19 goals conceded in these games is the joint-most he’s shipped against any opponent in the competition (also 19 v Liverpool). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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