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Greenwood only a substitute as Rashford starts up front

Southampton take on Manchester United in the Gameweek 4 curtain-raiser. Kick-off at St. Mary’s is at 12:30pm BST.

An injury to Anthony Martial (£7.7m) against Palace had dominated the build-up to this match, with speculation rife as to whether Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer could hand a start to Mason Greenwood (£4.5m).

That hasn’t transpired, with budget FPL forward Greenwood only among the substitutes.

Solskjaer has made three changes to the Manchester United side that lost 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace in GW3, with Ashley Young (£5.4m), Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) and Juan Mata (£6.4m) starting in the lunch-time kick-off.

Young replaces the injured Luke Shaw (£5.5m) at left-back, whilst Solskjaer has shuffled his pack in the absence of Martial: Mata and Pereira earning starts against the Saints as Jesse Lingard (£6.5m) drops to the bench.

The Norwegian boss has turned to the tried and tested Mata to add attacking impetus to United’s frontline, with the Red Devils aiming to prevent their sluggish Premier League start turning into something of a nightmare after a winless run of two games.

This is a game of extreme importance in the Solsjkaer era at United and the decision to opt for experience in the form of Mata as opposed to a youthful prospect such as Greenwood is telling of how pivotal this fixture could be for United’s momentum in the initial stages of the 2019/20 campaign.

Meanwhile, Southampton boss Ralph Hassenhuttl has made just two changes to his starting line-up for the game against United, with Cedric (£4.9m) and Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m) earning starts at the expense of Yan Valery (£5.0m) and Nathan Redmond (£6.4m). 

The Saints will be looking to build on their impressive away victory over Brighton in Gameweek 3.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Cedric, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Danso, Højbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Adams, Ings.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Young, McTominay, Pogba, Andreas, Mata, James, Rashford.

 

Lessons learned from Gameweek 3

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  1. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lingard haters out again

    Still very young just need time to gain compusure in such suitations

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He's 26.

      1. COLLIN QUANER
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That's the joke

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He knows that.

    2. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahaahhahaahahahhaah

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

    Lingard shooting from anywhere

    Ignoring all his team

  3. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    F off lingard

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

    Lingard so selfish!

  5. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How do we think Danso played outside his stupid cards? I thought he was solid

  6. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Maguire second yellow would be appreciated right now

  7. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Greenwood close

  8. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Greenwood almost

  9. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Perez worse than Jota selection early doors last season

    1. Ode
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Still own both.

  10. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Greenwood much better than Lingard, and he's 2 years younger!

    1. Mclean as a Whistle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      9 years younger...!

  11. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lol no Perez wow. Greenwood 1st sub.

    1. Ode
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He will come on

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Somehow I still have him. Luckily this is his last week. Pepe is coming!

  12. Nicks93
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    United are truly awful going forward

    James the only threatening player

  13. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lingard trying to get himself a goal. Laughable

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

    Greenwood curler saved

  15. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On the bright side, Man Utd have clawed back a point on Liverpool & Man City.....

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Giving them a fighting chance.

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Its 2 points dropped im afraid. Was a great chance to put pressure on those 2 with an early win

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        😮

  16. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Yay. Greenwood 1 pointer.

  17. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Var joke again

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Joke comment

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Joke poster

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ole time coming.

    Long or Armstrong winner?

  19. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ginn you hero

  20. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wouldn't have minded a Young 88th minute screamer

  21. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    good result this for neutrals, irrelevant players score, no Man U c's, Greenwood comes on for a 1 pointer

  22. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Shlong time

  23. Sponge-worthy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Romeu close

  24. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Might have to reconsider James. He's been shooting a ton and loads of penalty touches.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He had more shots in the box that Rashford & Martial before this match.

  25. thepeen555
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Greenwood needs longer than poxy 10mins, going to end 1-1 again. United are lame AF

  26. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    UTD assets...

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      will be gone from my team very soon.

  27. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    United just kicking and hoping

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

    Southampton going for the winner

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fingers crossed

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      😛

  29. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    i will stick with rash & awb due to the good fixtures ahead.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This was z good fixture lol

    2. Freaki
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Weren’t Southampton and Palace part of those “good fixtures?”

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

      Leicester, West Ham, Arsenal aren't great for the defense sadly.

  30. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Jeez, Lingard the biggest liability I've seen in my life

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He's absolute garbage as a player and person

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Still has loads of potential

    3. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You gotta give him time, he is only 19.