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Ill Martial misses out as Fernandes aims to continue unblemished away record

Anthony Martial (£8.7m) is absent from the Manchester United squad this afternoon as the Red Devils prepare to face in-form Southampton.

Kick-off at St Mary’s is at 14:00 GMT.

Speaking ahead of kick-off, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said of Martial’s absence:

Anthony fell ill overnight so he’s in the hotel by himself, poor lad. So that’s the reason Ant isn’t playing.

A number of ‘flagged’ United assets do make Solskjaer’s starting XI, however, namely Marcus Rashford (£9.5m), Victor Lindelof (£4.9m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m).

The Norwegian has made two changes from the side that squeaked past West Bromwich Albion last weekend, with Martial one of the players to make way.

Juan Mata (£5.9m) drops to the bench, with Mason Greenwood (£7.1m) and Donny van de Beek (£6.7m) promoted to Solskjaer’s line-up.

The Dutchman is making his first ever Premier League start, having had to be content with substitute roles in the first two months of the campaign.

Paul Pogba (£7.7m) and Scott McTominay (£4.9m) miss out altogether through injury, as expected.

The team news for Southampton is much more straightforward, with Ralph Hasenhuttl naming an unchanged side.

Danny Ings (£8.3m) is not part of the Saints’ matchday squad today but his manager suggested in Friday’s pre-match press conference that he could well be available for selection against Brighton in Gameweek 11.

It’s three to one in the hosts’ favour in terms of players with double-digit FPL ownership, a reflection of how the season has been going for each side.

Alex McCarthy (£4.6m), Jannik Vestergaard (£4.7m) and Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.6m) are all in more than 10% of Fantasy squads, with Bruno Fernandes (£10.8m) the only player from the Reds who can say the same.

Southampton’s defence have kept three clean sheets in a row on the south coast and haven’t been breached at St Mary’s since the 5-2 hammering by Spurs in Gameweek 2.

Fernandes, however, hasn’t blanked in any of his 10 away appearances since moving to England at the beginning of 2020.


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Djenepo, Walcott, Adams.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles, Fred, Matic, van de Beek, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood.


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  1. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    United hanging on for dear life

  2. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Maguire is terrible the fact he’s captain makes me sick

    Not even better then Vestergard

    1. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      The whole team is terrible tbh

    2. JJO
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not nice coming from you Tony

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He's ill

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    whole team has blanked except kdb so far lol

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mate my whole team has blanked period. And that’s gonna be a max of 10 players too.

  4. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hopefully OGS won't ever play this formation and tactic ever again. 3rd time or something like that it doesn't work.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      De Gea
      AWB Lindelof Maguire Telles
      Matic Fernandes McTominay
      Cavani Martial Rashford

      Henderson
      Williams Bailly Tuanzebe Shaw
      James Fred VDB Pogba Mata
      Greenwood

  5. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Greenwood’s work rate is a joke

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed. A pathetic player. Will never make it.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bollocks

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Players with low work rate will never make it at the very top in the modern game.

        2. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          He’ll need to improve his work rate , not much room for pure finishers nowadays

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It's Rashford. He's not fit you can tell. He's barely moving.

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Pretty sure he has pressed more and ran more than Rashford.

    3. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I still can't believe when the scouts thought he was worth the price tag for this season...

  6. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    JWP masterclass

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ole will go back to matic, Fred and mctominay in midfield after this

  8. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The best part is Ole will never do badly enough to get sacked.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      They’re 14th. I think he’s dangerously close to finding out what badly enough is.

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      lol he will get sacked, ManU and their fans arent happy with these results. Doubt they get close to top 4 this season, has to be his last season.
      The problems are bigger than Ole tho, their recruitment has been shocking for a long time. Paying over the odds for the wrong players, jamming square pegs into round holes. Bruno and VDB are the only good signings they made in the last 4/5 years or something

  9. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    SOU are doing that high line again.

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford dive

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pathetic dive

  12. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Southampton play with a high line. This is bad. Source: every fantasy football podcast

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Echo chamber.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah. It’s as if they don’t know a manager can change their tactics

      Football geniuses

    3. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      3 CS in last 3 home games with that "high line"

    4. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      The best part is they and their followers are all "pros".

      Everyone else is a "casual". 🙂

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Apart from Fernandes, who was the last properly GOOD player United bought?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Telles

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Zlatan

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Hard to disagree with that, if only a short-term solution.

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Rvp

    3. NULL-X-VOID
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      there were many, but the issue all the good signings couldn't be consistent with Utd, every one had a good first season and then they just fizzled out.

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Also this.

    4. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Djemba Djemba

    5. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bebe

    6. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ronaldo

    7. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      AWB looked decent when he arrived initially but has regressed imo.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        That's the natural progression for Manchester United signing.

        You have to wonder if it is because of bad recruitment, or bad management.

        Bruno may have to move on before it happens to him 😆

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Bad recruitment and management imo, firstly they paid way too much for him. Secondly AWBs strength lies in defending not attacking, yet he is expected to be whipping balls into the box all the time when that is not his strength at all.

    8. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Anderson

    9. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Never ceases to amaze me how bad Alexis Sanchez became the moment he joined United.

  14. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    If u want to be a role model for children start by not being a cheat

    1. NULL-X-VOID
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      wow

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes why should he help people if he doesn't meet ur footballing standards. U should run the country for sure

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Pathetic comment honestly

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Very pathetic.

  15. Canarinha
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Why is Cavani benched? he is the best CF they have. Greenwood, Rash and Martial should compete for the wings.

    Ole is a proper moron

  16. djoker_nole
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Great Dive by Rashford

  17. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Diveford, he probably has Bruno in his fpl team

  18. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Every time Ole out is called, Utd get a good result in the next game. Must be agony for Utd fans.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Can’t stand him

      1. Old Bull
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He got the gig due to his reputation as a player not manager

  19. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Feel sorry for Ole who is clearly out of his depth

  20. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Incredible dive

  21. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    GET OLE OUT. BUM OF A MANAGER

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      The united way. Always blame the manager.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah because he’s good enough isn’t he

        *sigh*

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Moyes, Van Gaal and Mourinho was not good enough either right?

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            And Poch wasn't good enough for Spurs. Who do want?

          2. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            In fairness ole is probably the 4th best in that list.

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He's not good enough but he isn't the ONLY problem.

      Players like Rash, Martial, Pogba, Maguire treat United as a retirement home. None of them show passion like players from other clubs show for theirs. We need to change the culture of the club, managers and players will fall in line.

  22. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Seriously considering...

    Son - Kane - Grealish ▶️ KDB - Vardy - JWP now for a hit...hmmm. Would you?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You need to wait until they've all played

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I will. Just working out how to get KDB in

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Just the first two. Would not get rid of Grealish.

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bad pick until Barkley is back

      2. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Can’t afford first two without jack out unfortunately

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why low on Grealish?

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        No barkley is a big difference tbh

      2. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Don’t think villa are firing and Barkley out affects Grealish appeal right now. But still got good fixtures so it’s a gamble...?!

    4. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nooooooooooooooooooo

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I take it that’s a “maybe” then? 😉

    5. djoker_nole
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I did Martial,Jorginho,Reed,Jimmy to Jota,Mahrez,Watkins and Brewster! Your move sounds better

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks mate. Appreciate it! And yours are good moves too, they will pay you back! GL

    6. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Crazy imo. Son looks like a season keeper.

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah. Would like to keep tbf. Just trying to find the cash cow for KDB!

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I know. I'm considering selling Kane or Grealish. Bit worried KDB could be benched vs Fulham though.

          1. Andy Mac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I doubt he will be benched. Will get a rest in cl and be raring to go I reckon!

            1. Royal5
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Good ponit

    7. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Feels a week too late

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Always does! But trying to play to form as well as fixtures and all are performing who I would bring in...!

  23. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    United are dross.

  24. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ralph is a genuine legend. Incredible scenes

  25. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno > Mahrez?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      And watch Mahrez being benched vs Fulham

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling for me

  26. Canarinha
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fernandes deserves a better team...shite team with a shite coach

  27. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fernandes will be transferred out by the bucketloads for KDB now that Ole's job isn't in danger

    1. JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He's been in danger all season because he's out of his league

  28. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    JWP and Southampton have to be considered now right surely????

    I'm missing out!

    Is this bubble going to burst???

    1. JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ings should be back next GW, get him

  29. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How's Armstrong doing? Did not watch the first half.

  30. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    OGS last moments = Wenger last moments
    Coach is called out, performs in next game, survives and then receives a thrashing. People do not learn from history.

    1. JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Slightly different, wenger achieved things