Manchester United take on the visitors Southampton in the round 21 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Thursday, January 16th at Old Trafford (Manchester).
Manchester United have not improved yet even after the change of coach. The Red Devils, despite winning the 2024 FA Cup, remained under the leadership of ten Hag, although overall that season was a failure. One can only guess how things would have turned out now if a new manager had appeared here in the summer, and had plenty of time to restructure the game and options for selecting players. But Ruben Amorim had to take over the team at the peak of the crisis in the middle of the game. Some things worked out, including winning, albeit not without luck, but in a strong-willed style, against City in the derby. But overall, even under him, the Mancunians continued to fall in the Premier League. And they also flew out of the League Cup, losing there to Tottenham. The other day, MU played with another old rival, Arsenal. In it, they managed to show themselves: in the minority, reflecting penalties, including in the series, after the match, they won.
| 2 x £10 Free Bet | Review | |||
| 100$-500$ for No Lose Free Bets | Review | |||
| 100% up to £200 | Review | |||
| Not available | Review |
"Southampton" have been disappointing lately. The only thing that can be noted is that, having been relegated to the Championship in 2023, the team returned "straight away". And even there they had to go through the playoffs. Then Martin and his charges coped, but how pathetic, despite a good reinforcement, the club looked at the old-new level. But Russell was fired only after the club also flew out of the League Cup, the only tournament where they were doing well. Juric, who replaced him, started by holding on for 0-0 with a strong Fulham thanks to saves from Ramsdale. But then there were only defeats, and Southampton increasingly consolidated themselves at the very bottom of the Premier League standings. They won the cup against Swansea, but the opponent was very weak.
The Mancunians haven't lost to this opponent since 2016. But three times in the last five head-to-head matches there were draws. The Red Devils should at least show their higher class here - we expect them to win with a handicap of -1.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Manchester United to win with -1.5 handicap.
