Saint Albert

McCarthy comes out to collect a Man U corner....

Almost Long!

Half time. The home crowd is frustrated. Decent first half that. Boufal and Long troubled the Man U defenders. Nice recovery for the team following the Boxing Day defeat.

He is so good running at defenders with the ball at his feet.

Decent chance for Lingard.

Burnley and Huddersfield as well, if my memory serves me right.

Yoshi’s arm was out on the handball shout. We were a little fortunate there.

Man U with an enthusiastic handball shout there... and an excellent tackle by Hoedt on Rashford.

Yoshi gets beaten in the air far too often.

A bit of a scramble there but Mata forces a decent save.

Hoedt should have put that header on target.

Almost got skinned on the break.

Well done Long to,win the FK.

It’s never a good sign when an injured player is put on oxygen.

Well. I hope he’s OK. It’s not looking too good.

Hoedt and Lukaku with a clash of heads. Lukaku is not looking too good.

Almost for JWP..

Man U have not exactly been pulling up trees lately. With JWP starting I can see us scoring via a set piece. Maybe Long will break his duck.

Bournemouth win 2-1

Perhaps it’s a back 3 with JWP at RWB? Also Shaw, starting, and Ibra is not even on the bench for Man U.

It looks like a back four again? I don’t like Stephens playing out of position at RB. I’ll be very interested to see McQueen at LB. Long ahead of Gabbiadini boggles the mind. Perhaps resting him for the relegation 6 pointer at home to Palace?

That’s only a good idea if we have a decent replacement.

It’s here by the way, with Long starting ahead of Gabbiadini again... https://mobile.twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/947142739052900352

Does anyone want to take a stab at explaining today’s lineup? I’ve given up.

He’s in Liverpool today enjoying a pre-game tour of Anfield. Wouldn’t surprise me if they introduce him to the supporters before the game.