Thank goodness for that. The home fans make their feelings known through the medium of boo.

More frustration for the home crowd. Jesse Lingard's strike from 25 yards takes a clear deflection off a Southampton man but the referee signals a goal-kick.

Two minutes have been added. Two more minutes to suffer before a much-needed break.

Momodu Abdulahi: Not a good time to introduce your wife who is a neutral to Manchester United. Poor, sloppy , turgid, dull fayre.

With half-time looming, United look to try and strike but in keeping with their first-half display they waste a good position as Matteo Darmian's cross is straight to a Saints man, who clears.

Nathan: If you need a pie, toilet break, drink at old Trafford, go in the first half! 

James Foster:Man Utd: One step forward, fifty steps backward.

Garth Crooks
Former Spurs striker on Final Score

"This is very much like United under Van Gaal when he first came, very dull."

Ian Dennis
BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter

"You can sense the frustration starting to increase around the stands at Old Trafford, It won't be long before you are hearing cries of "Attack, attack, attack". At the moment you are hearing boos."

As United flounder, Southampton are growing as a threat. Sadio Mane looks to chip a pass to Jordy Clasie in the box but it is over-hit and goes out of play.

The groans have now become boos. Matteo Darmian's forward pass is aimless and straight out for a Southampton goal-kick.

Dave Merrington
Former Southampton manager on BBC Radio Solent

"I wouldn't want to pay to watch United at home, not playing like this."

There is the best chance of the half so far. The only real chance of the half so far. Dusan Tadic chips the ball into the oath of Sadio Mane, who has a clear sight of goal but can't control the ball and bring it down. He tries to swing his boot through the ball, but it has already skipped away from him. It is a big let-off for United.

Hold on, we've got a corner. Can Southampton make anything from this? Nope. The ball is swung right across the box and out for a goal kick. Dreadful.

Ian Dennis
BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter

"We have 13 minutes left in this half, if it stays 0-0, that will be the 11th successive game that Manchester United have not scored in the first-half at Old Trafford. That includes 10 0-0 draws and one 0-1 when they were losing to Norwich. That is incredible."

This is terrible. Both sides are struggling to build anything meaningful in the opposition half. In fact, they're both struggling to even keep hold of the ball. Yes, you can praise the defensive work, but it makes for a very dull affair.

Seth Gogo Egoeh:  Everyone thought it was the possession that makes United boring but how wrong we are! We're still boring without the ball.

Ben Carr: Old Trafford is called the theatre of dreams because everybody is asleep dreaming of a exciting game of football.

Saints threaten from a free-kick as Jordy Clasie's delivery is met by Victor Wanyama at the back post but headed over. Southampton want a corner. They don't get one.

Jimmy Armfield
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 live

"Neither side can string some passes together, there has been quite a few balls kicked aimlessly. 

"The pressure is all on Manchester United after two victories they were hoping for something better, the crowd is still quiet."

Rooney from distance... gooooooooooaaallll kick. 

The England striker's effort from 30 yards is sliced nearer to the corner flag than the Saints net.

There is the first slight rise in stadium volume for a while as Virgil van Dijk's back pass is short and gives Anthony Martial a sniff. Fraser Forster is first to it, though, and hammers clear.