Antonio Valencia, United's skipper, is on the touchline and in a good position to deliver a good cross. He cuts in on to his left foot but the cross does not beat the first man and is easily headed away. Better delivery needed.

Mwalimu Pedro: That midfield is looking weak with Fellaini in there ... he's too slow.

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Down at the other end, Nemanja Matic, on the left wing, dinks in a cross which is deflected, corner to Manchester United.

But Marouane Fellaini has a grip of Wesley Hoedt's shirt and concedes a free-kick. Hoedt also had hold of Fellaini but it is the Manchester United man who is penalised.

A chance for the hosts. A corner from the left is not cleared and it falls to Nathan Redmond 15 yards out. But he is off balance and tries to curl it into the top corner but gets it wrong and his effort misses the target.

Fish Hailu‏: Man United's away performance is surely better than their away kit. Scary kit.

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Another energetic run from Marcus Rashford, he gets to the deadball line but Oriol Romeu forces the ball away for a corner with an excellent sliding challenge and the corner comes to nothing.

The cameras then focus on Southampton owner Jisheng Gao, who is watching a match at St Mary's for the first time since his £210m takeover deal.

Saarth Shiralkar: Herrera 20x the player Fellani is. Why does Jose keep playing Fellani ahead of Herrera?

The first shot on target comes from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and it is comfortably dealt with by Fraser Forster. It came after more sprinting from Marcus Rashford, who looks up for it today.

Nathan Redmond swings in a cross but Phil Jones is well placed to head away and that leads to Marcus Rashford sprinting into the Saints half. His run is ended, rather abruptly, by a crude Cedric Soares challenge.

The game starts off in bright sunshine, a glorious day on the South Coast. Fans on one side of the stadium are left glinting or trying to shield their eyes from the sun.

The home fans are in great voice and there is a fantastic atmosphere.

And we are ready. Let's go.

Jonathan Pearce
BBC Match of the Day commentator

Every time I climb up to the St Mary's gantry a Saints fan asks me: 'Will we be OK this season?'. I've always reassured him. In all honesty I can't do so right now.

Any side that has scored just one home goal from free play in 725 minutes, with eight home scoring blanks in nine matches, is bound to find trouble. They have to get Charlie Austin fully fit and firing.

Manchester United look far too strong for them. They average three goals a game. Romelu Lukaku alone has more than the whole Southampton side. Jose Mourinho looks like the cat that got the cream.

It's 14 years since a Saints home win in this fixture. I can't see that hoodoo being broken.

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Former Manchester United winger Mickey Thomas has high hopes for today.

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said: "Southampton is the kind of club that are very stable in the way they play and in the way they see football, the qualities of their players.

"I see the match as a very difficult match."

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Looking forward to the game? Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino certainly is.

In the build-up to this game, he said: "When we play against the biggest team in the world, it allows us to draw some conclusions about how we are.

"This is for me the nice challenge and we have to strive for this.

"Playing against Manchester United is one of the most beautiful things. I will live this opportunity, I will live this game, and now we have to try to enjoy this game."

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Mark Lawrenson
BBC Sport pundit on Football Focus

Southampton are in the top 10 and they have some very good players. They have two good strikers as well.

I think they have too much about them that they won't struggle and be in the bottom six. The club has been run very well.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC Sport pundit

I am expecting United to dominate this game and create lots of chances. Eventually they will find a way through.

Prediction: 0-2

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