Saints vs Manchester United - 20th September 2015

Southampton Football Club
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Saints vs Manchester United. After a couple of disappointing years at home, albeit with a memorable away victory last season, the teams meet again on the South Coast.

I’ve been to this fixture for two years on the run now. I am expecting a very interesting game tomorrow, not least because of the people that happen to be missing at the moment. It’ll also be nice to have a former Saints great that we can give a clap to.

Wouldn’t really want to bet on the result, but I’ll tell you this for nowt. Schneiderlin will get a better reception than Lallana did, which let’s face it, was the stuff of fucking nightmares. I bet he still wakes up shivering now :slight_smile:

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We’ve been desperately unlucky against United at home since our PL return. However we also looked a better (or perhaps ‘better settled’) team unit in the last couple of seasons than at present.

Expecting a spirited display that results in nought. A goalmouth scramble concluded by a Van Gaal glare to turn it in for the winner.

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I certainly don’t think it will be 0-0.

Expecting a big performance from Sadio tomorrow.

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Keep that other multi billion £££ teenager quiet and we might get something. Their defence needs a shuffle so just gives a chink of opportunity, but the centre mid battle will be essential, irrespective of which two Utd pick

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Off to the game today so someone watching a stream needs to take control of the match thread nudge nudge Ohio.

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Right off we go!

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Southampton
22 Stekelenburg
03 Yoshida
06 Fonte
17 van Dijk
33 Targett
12 Wanyama
14 Romeu
10 Mané
16 Ward-Prowse
11 Tadic
19 Pellè

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Manchester United
01 de Gea
36 Darmian
12 Smalling
17 Blind
05 Rojo
16 Carrick
28 Schneiderlin
08 Mata
10 Rooney
07 Depay
09 Martial

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Should have battered them last season, but managed to lose 1-2. Need to take our chances this today at home.

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Spider-Man lining up against us. Not sure, but I am sure the reaction to him was warm?

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Scappy start!

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Have we really only beaten them once at SMS! Blimey! At the dell we had such a good record.

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Feeling each other out here. Just edging a very cagey 10 minutes!

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Pelle to tadic, to mane, to tadic, shot wide, good move.

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Mane looks lively, linking well with Tadic. Saints corner.

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Goal Pelle!!!

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Run through the middle from Fone, great cross from JWP, Mane shot saved and Pelle stuck in the rebound.

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Mane is man of match already.

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Pelle off the post.

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Need that 2nd.