On this February 26, Manchester United face Southampton in the EFL Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Indeed, this game will without doubt produce some interesting scenarios in the whole 90 minutes.
Manchester United have canceled their Premier League game against Manchester City on this Sunday due to their EFL Cup final. The Red Devils hammered League One Northampton Town easily in the third round before progressing to the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over rivals Manchester City, where they knocked West Ham 4-1. However, their semi-final against Hull City wasn’t easy, but they ultimately progressed to the final with a 3-2 aggregate scoreline.
Manchester United are unbeaten in recent weeks, they have a clean sheet in the last five games in all competitions. They have scored 11 goals and conceded 2 goals in the last six games in all competitions and they are currently at 6th place in the Premier League table standings with 48 points from 25 games played this season.
Wayne Rooney is now a doubt for this one. He was absent from last weekend’s FA Cup against Blackburn. While, David De Gea and Antonio Valencia were rested for the FA Cup fifth round tie but could return this Sunday. Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhirtayan, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are expected to start the line up face Southampton.
Southampton on the other hand, they enjoyed a 0-4 over Sunderland in the week 24 of Premier League game on last February 11. They also have canceled their Premier League game on this weekend against Arsenal due to EFL Cup final.
The Saints defeated Premier League rivals Crystal Palace, Sunderland, Arsenal and Liverpool en-route to the final, keeping clean sheets in every round in this tournament. Claude Puel’s side reached themselves their first visit to Wembley Stadium in over 4 decade as Shane Shane Long’s gave the Saints’ a 2-0 aggregate win over Liverpool.
Southampton have registered 2 wins and 3 losses in the last five games in all competitions. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 9 goals in the last six games in all competitions and they are currently at 11th place in the Premier League table standings with 30 points from 25 games.
Southampton will be without Sofiane Boufal due to his injury. While, Virgil van Djik and Charlie Austin are long term absentees. However, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, and Gabbiadini are expected to start the line up against the Red Devils this Sunday.
Manchester United are huge favorites to win this one against Southampton. (Source:www.mirror.co.uk)
Head to Head Man United vs Southampton
20/08/16: Premier League Man United 2-0 Southampton
23/01/16: Premier League Man United 0-1 Southampton
20/09/15: Premier League Southampton 2-3 Man United
11/01/15: Premier League Man United 0-1 Southampton
09/12/14: Premier League Southampton 1-2 Man United
Match Prediction: Manchester United are huge favorites to win this one. They predicted to be winners over Southampton.