The 30-year-old has joined on a six-month loan from Shanghai Shenua with United needing cover up front after the back injury suffered by Marcus Rashford in January.
Browsing: Mark Hughes
Southampton’s manager Ralph Hasenhuettl believes he has unlocked the squad’s potential without needing reinforcements in January, having lifted them out of the English Premier League’s relegation zone.
The 51-year-old former RB Leipzig coach will take charge on Thursday, the day after Saints play Tottenham Hotspur in the league at Wembley.
The Welshman was sacked on Monday after collecting just one win from 14 Premier League matches this season.
English Premier League clubside, Southampton, on Monday sacked Mark Hughes as manager, with the club mired in the relegation zone after only one victory this season.
The hosts go into the match languishing in the relegation zone, while United are seventh in the table and already 14 points adrift of leaders Manchester City.
Mark Hughes has declared that he is not concerned for his future ahead of Southampton’s home clash with Watford this afternoon.
Southampton sacked vice-chairman Les Reed on Thursday, saying the decision was part of the struggling Premier League club’s attempt to “get results back on track”.
Premier League strugglers Southampton and Newcastle will be hoping a win could spark their respective seasons into life when they meet at St Mary’s this afternoon.
Southampton’s performances have generally improved since the arrival of Mark Hughes earlier this year, but the Welshman still has plenty of work to do when it comes to his team being able to see out matches
Bookmakers William Hill reckons the Portuguese coach an 8/11 bet, with Southampton’s Mark Hughes and Cardiff City’s Neil Warnock the second-favourites to part ways with their employers at 7/1.
Boufal, 24, was banished from the Southampton first team following an argument with manager Mark Hughes and missed the last five games of the Premier League season.
Chelsea lost the Cup to Arsenal last term
The Saints entered the match in 18th position in the table, and having not won a league game on home soil in 2018
The Saints are three points from safety with six games left to play
The 54-year-old replaces Mauricio Pellegrino, who was sacked by the Saints on Monday with the team one point and one place above the Premier League relegation zone.
Stoke visit Manchester United on Monday, with Lambert set to take a watching brief from the stands before taking charge for a potentially crucial home fixture with Huddersfield Town on Saturday.
Leicester striker, Jamie Vardy, who once played for Fleetwood, was not included in the Midlands club’s line-up, spending a chilly lunchtime watching from the stands
Hughes’s future at the bet365 Stadium had come under intense scrutiny following a run of just one win in seven Premier League matches, leaving the Potters in the relegation zone on goal difference.
Stoke ended their poor run of form last weekend with a 2-1 victory, and boss Mark Hughes will believe that his team can become the next lower-table side to take points off Spurs this season