Manchester United vs Southampton, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMan United let another lead slip against Southampton to dent top four chances
Manchester United missed a chance to move into the top four after another disappointing 1-1 draw against Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Offside, Southampton. Mohammed Salisu tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a through ball.
- 7': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 7': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 9': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
- 13': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 13': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 15': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 15': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 16': Romain Perraud (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Offside, Manchester United. Luke Shaw tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
- 20': Offside, Manchester United. Scott McTominay tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 21': Goal! Manchester United 1, Southampton 0. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 24': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 24': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Hand ball by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 26': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 26': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 29': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 29': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 30': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
- 34': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 36': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 36': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 39': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 41': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 42': Offside, Manchester United. Harry Maguire tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt saved. Romain Perraud (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 44': Armando Broja (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 44': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Perraud.
- 45'+1': Offside, Manchester United. Luke Shaw tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Southampton 0.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Jack Stephens replaces Jan Bednarek.
- 48': Goal! Manchester United 1, Southampton 1. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi with a through ball.
- 52': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 54': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 54': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 54': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
- 56': Hand ball by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
- 57': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 58': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 58': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 60': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 61': Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 61': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
- 61': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Shaw following a corner.
- 65': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 65': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 66': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Armando Broja (Southampton).
- 68': Armando Broja (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 69': Attempt blocked. Armando Broja (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 70': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
- 70': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
- 70': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Valentino Livramento replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 72': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 75': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Scott McTominay.
- 80': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 81': Offside, Manchester United. Luke Shaw tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 84': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 84': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 90': Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 90'+2': Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
- 90'+3': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 90'+5': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Southampton 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Southampton 1.
Statistics
 SOU |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.7 | Possession | 52.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 382 |
| 430 | Passes | 469 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 7 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 14 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,084
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,084
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 10 | +6 | 18 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | +5 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 6 | Paul Pogba  |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 18 | Armando Broja |
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