Manchester United 1-1 Southampton: Draw on Saturday

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MANCHESTER. Manchester United and Southampton draw 1-1. J. Sancho scored the first goal (21') for Manchester United. C. Adams settled the score 1-1 (48').

MANCHESTER. Manchester United and Southampton draw 1-1. J. Sancho scored the first goal (21′) for Manchester United. C. Adams settled the score 1-1 (48′).

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell who was helped by Adam Nunn and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.48 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Southampton that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Manchester United was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Manchester United to win the match​.

Manchester United shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 4 yellow cards (M. Rashford, S. McTominay, P. Pogba and J. Lingard). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Southampton.

After this contest, Manchester United will have 39 points like Arsenal to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Southampton will have 28 points to stay in the 10th place.

Match Events

  • 16'
    16'

    M. Rashford

  • 21'
    21'

    J. Sancho

    M. Rashford

  • 31'
    31'

    S. McTominay

  • 46'
    46'

    J. Stephens

    J. Bednarek

  • 48'
    48'

    C. Adams

  • 71'
    71'

    V. Livramento

    M. Elyounoussi

  • 75'
    75'

    A. Elanga

    S. McTominay

  • 82'
    82'

    J. Lingard

    M. Rashford

  • 85'
    85'

    P. Pogba

  • 90'
    90'

    J. Lingard

  • 90'
    90'

    I. Diallo

    O. Romeu

Next match

In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester United will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 15th of February with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).

Southampton will host Everton on the 19th of February with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Everton (4 draws).

Manchester United: Formation and Lineups

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ralf Rangnick chose to play with the following team: David De Gea (6.8), Diogo Dalot (7.1), Raphaël Varane (7.0), Harry Maguire (7.0), Luke Shaw (7.2), Scott McTominay (7.0), Paul Pogba (7.6), Marcus Rashford (6.2), Bruno Fernandes (7.3), Jadon Sancho (7.2) and Cristiano Ronaldo (6.6).

Substitutes

Manchester United made 2 changes: S. McTominay for A. Elanga (75′) and M. Rashford for J. Lingard (82′).

Top player: Paul Pogba

Probably the most impressive player in Manchester United was Paul Pogba.

His rating is (7.6) with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Southampton: Formation and Lineups

Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Fraser Forster (7.1), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.1), Jan Bednarek (7.1), Mohammed Salisu (6.1), Romain Perraud (7.6), Stuart Armstrong (6.9), James Ward-Prowse (6.4), Oriol Romeu (7.6), Mohamed Elyounoussi (7.4), Armando Broja (6.5) and Che Adams (7.4).

Substitutes

Southampton made 3 changes: J. Bednarek for J. Stephens (46′), M. Elyounoussi for V. Livramento (71′) and O. Romeu for I. Diallo (90′).

Top player: Romain Perraud

The player who no doubt impressed Southampton the most was Romain Perraud.

His rating is (7.6) with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League

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