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Manchester United v Southampton: probable starters in bold, contenders in light
Manchester United v Southampton: probable starters in bold, contenders in light

Manchester United v Southampton: match preview

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Forty-one years ago Southampton shocked Manchester United by winning the FA Cup final with a 1-0 triumph at Wembley. This remains the south coast club’s only major honour so Claude Puel’s 2017 vintage have the chance to make real history. United are starting to resemble the juggernaut of all Mourinho’s champion sides so they start as firm favourites. The Portuguese also has a fine pedigree in the competition, having won it three previous times. It seems unlikely, then, that Southampton can repeat their 1976 feat. But this is a final and, as they proved, anything can occur. Jamie Jackson

Kick-off Sunday 4.30pm

Venue Wembley

Head to head Man Utd 51 Soouthampton 25 Draws 23

Live Sky Sports 1

Referee Andre Marriner

This season G26, Y102, R6, 4.1 cards per game (all competitions)

Odds H 4-5 A 22-5 D 11-4

Manchester Utd

Subs from Pereira, Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe, Young, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Blind, Romero, Rooney, Jones, Darmian, Shaw, Rashford, Fellaini

Doubtful Jones (match fitness)

Injured Mkhitaryan (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWWWWW (all competitions)

Discipline Y76 R2 (all competitions)

Leading scorer Ibrahimovic 24 (all competitions)

Southampton

Subs from Taylor, Cáceres, Gardos, Martina, Boufal, Reed, Isgrove, Hojbjerg, Long, Rodriguez

Doubtful Boufal (ankle)

Injured Targett (hamstring, 18 Mar), Austin (shoulder, Apr), Van Dijk (ankle, Apr), Pied (knee, Jun), McCarthy (hamstring, unknown), Van Dijk

Suspended None

Form WWLLLW (all competitions)

Discipline Y45 R2 (all competitions)

Leading scorer Austin 9 (all competitions)

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