Southampton vs Manchester United: Preview and Prediction

Manchester United will be desperate to return to winning ways when they take on Southampton at St. Mary’s on Saturday.

The dreaded international break is over, and the Premier League returns with Gameweek 4 of the 2024/25 season. The latest round of fixtures kicks off at St. Mary’s, where Southampton will host Manchester United, with both teams desperate to bounce back after picking up multiple defeats in August.

Southampton might have been impressive in all three Premier League outings thus far. But they are yet to earn their first point in the 2024/25 season. The Saints would have felt they deserved better in their 1-0 losses to Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest before Brentford outplayed them in Gameweek 3. Meanwhile, Russell Martin’s men were part of a pulsating EFL Cup second-round clash against Cardiff City, winning 5-3 to reach the next stage.

As for Manchester United, they began the 2024/25 season with a defeat to Manchester City in the Community Shield tie, although they should have won that game. The Red Devils kicked off their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win over Fulham before enduring successive defeats to Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool heading into the international break.

Manchester United clinched a 1-0 win over Southampton in the most recent Premier League fixture between the teams at St. Mary’s. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.