Manchester United v Southampton

1. Man Utd XI: De Gea, Darmian, Smalling, Blind, B-Jackson, Schneiderlin, Fellaini, Lingard, Herrera, Martial, Rooney
2. Southampton XI: Forster, Soares, Van Dijk, Fonte, Bertrand, Wanyama, Clasie, Tadic, Mane, Targett, Long

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BBC Radio 5 Live

You can listen to live commentary from Old Trafford with former England defender Jimmy Armfield.

Schweinsteiger misses out

'Saints on the front foot'

Guy Mowbray

BBC Match of the Day commentator

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Will we see Charlie Austin in a Saints shirt at OT?

"A win at Liverpool and a more aesthetically pleasing display at Newcastle may have appeased regular Manchester United watchers, but they'll need to kick off in upbeat, attack-minded mode here to keep them onside.

"Another 'sideways start' at Old Trafford won't be looked upon kindly, with fans hoping that club legend Bryan Robson's hunch that 'Louis van Gaal will look to be that little bit more attacking'  is proved right.

"Back-to-back wins bring Southampton into the game with confidence - their new 3-4-2-1 system suiting the players nicely - and then there's the boost a new striker signing brings.

"Whether Charlie Austin starts or not, Saints WILL set off on the front foot."

Here come the teams...

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Sorry folks, but we've already had the game of the day today. It has just finished Norwich 4-5 Liverpool, with the winner coming deep into injury time, just a minute or two after the home side had equalised.

To be honest, I'd snap your hand off for half as many goals at Old Trafford this afternoon.

Van Gaal bemoans defensive injuries

Louis van Gaal says Manchester United have no injury luck

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says his team are suffering because of the injuries to full-backs, with Ashley Young the latest to face a long lay-off.

'Give me the respect I deserve'

Football Focus

New Southampton signing Charlie Austin on Football Focus: "I didn't get the credit I deserved for doing how well I did at QPR last season.

"Nobody expected me to sign for a club on the up like Southampton."

Austin will get opportunities

John Hartson

Former Wales striker on Football Focus

"Austin will get opportunities because Southampton get crosses into the box which is what he thrives on. That type of striker is a dying breed."

'Austin perfect fit for Saints'

Kevin Kilbane

Ex-Everton winger on Football Focus

“Charlie Austin has real quality, he can score different types of goals. He reminds me of John Hartson.

"I think he is perfect for Southampton, they are the top crossers in the Premier League and prepared to cross the ball from wide areas, that is Charlie Austin's bread and butter."

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Team news

Manchester United are forced to make one change from the side that beat Liverpool last weekend. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson starts in defence in place of the injured Ashley Young. Adnan Januzaj is on the bench.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Darmian, Smalling, Blind, B-Jackson, Schneiderlin, Fellaini, Lingard, Herrera, Martial, Rooney.

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Southampton make two changes, both in midfield. James Ward-Prowse, who scored twice against West Brom last weekend, is dropped to the bench with Dusan Tadic taking his place and Jordy Clasie is in for Steven Davis. New signing Charlie Austin is on the bench.

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Away day blues

Southampton have had a decent couple of weeks themselves. Two wins on the trot has lifted them up to 10th in the table.

Having lost their last four away games in the Premier League, the Saints could really do with a repeat of last season's victory at Old Trafford - their first win at the ground since 1988.

On the up?

It has been a good couple of weeks for Louis van Gaal (no, seriously). An improved attacking display at Newcastle, followed by a narrow win at Liverpool have bought the Manchester United boss some goodwill.

How long that lasts at Old Trafford will depend on what happens from 3pm to 3:10pm. Start well and the momentum will build. Begin badly and the Old Trafford crowd will turn quicker than a saucer of milk in the Sahara desert.  

Welcome

Welcome to our live page for Manchester United v Southampton. We’ll have text commentary here from 14:30 GMT. You can also listen to full match commentary from 15:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 live. To keep up to date with all the build-up to today’s other games click here.