PL: Saints ambush Red Devils

Southampton vs. Man U
Venue: St Mary’s Stadium
Kick off: 3pm

Manchester United take on Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium, aiming to maintain their impressive start to the campaign that has seen them collect 13 points from the first 15 on offer.
The Red Devils have been near perfect in all competitions so far, also earning victories in the Champions League and EFL Cup, but they did slip up in their most recent away outing when being held by Stoke City.
Mauricio Pellegrino may still be finding his feet on the South Coast, but three months to the day after being brought in to replace Claude Puel, the Argentinian faces his toughest test yet by quite some distance.
The former Alaves chief, who worked wonders at the La Liga club last term by guiding them to a top-half finish and to the final of the Copa del Rey on their return to the top flight, has so far had a nice run to ease him into English football.
Four teams that finished in the lower reaches of the division last term, as well as a newly-promoted club – it has been far from a challenging opening month to the campaign, though Pellegrino will no doubt have mixed thoughts heading into this clash with United.
Two wins, two draws and a defeat leaves the Saints as one of seven sides on eight points at this early stage, with that solitary loss coming at home to Watford a fortnight ago when their problems were laid bare for all to see.
Scoring goals has long been a problem for Southampton, having failed to find the net in seven of their last eight matches at St Mary’s – including a stalemate with United at the tail end of last season – and scoring in just two of their six matches overall this term.
Scoring goals however has certainly not been a problem for United, who have netted at least twice in all seven of their games since the Super Cup defeat against Real Madrid in early August to begin their campaign in style.
Unlike last season when converting chances proved to be a problem, particularly in tight home matches, the Red Devils are now punishing opponents at will and can boast eight different league scorers already – twice the amount from this stage 12 months ago.
Four clean sheets from their first five games, only coming unstuck in the 2-2 draw with Stoke City last time out on their travels, ensures that they remain locked on points and goal difference with rivals Manchester City at the summit.

Southampton possible XI: Forster, Soares, Van Dijk, Hoedt, Bertrand, Romelu, Lemina, Tadic, Davis, Redmond, Gabbiadini.
Manchester United possible XI: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Young, Matic, Fellaini, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Lukaku.