Southampton vs Manchester United: What time does it start, where can I watch it and what are the odds?

A look ahead to the Premier League clash at St Mary's Stadium

Southampton and United go head to head at St Mary's (Getty)

Manchester United travel to Southampton on Saturday with their sights set on all three points as they bid to build upon last weekend’s 4-0 rout of Everton.

Marcos Rojo and Paul Pogba remain sidelined with injury though Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial will have given manager Jose Mourinho food for thought after their midweek performances against Burton.

Virgil van Dijk is in contention to start for Southampton having returned to action as a substitute last weekend at Palace.

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What time does it start?

The game kicks off at 3.00pm on Saturday 23 September at St Mary’s.

Where can I watch it?

The game isn’t being broadcast on live TV.

It’s a big game for?

Virgil van Dijk. After a summer of speculation linking the Dutchman with a move away from Southampton, it’s now back to reality for Virgil van Dijk. He made his return to competitive league football last weekend as a substitute but looks set to make his first start on Saturday since January. Having been absent with injury for such a long period, it’ll be interesting to see if Van Dijk is still the same defender who first caught the eye of Liverpool and Co this summer. He’ll be out to prove that this is very much the case.

Virgil van Dijk has not started for Southampton since suffering a foot ligament injury against Leicester in January (Getty)

Player to watch?

Marcus Rashford. The youngster was a delight to watch against Burton Albion in United’s midweek win over the Championship side. Intelligent, confident and purposeful, Rashford was the side’s standout player alongside Anthony Martial. Whether he starts or comes off the bench against Southampton, the forward will be the man to watch if his recent form is anything to go by.

Marcus Rashford celebrates his first goal with Jesse Lingard (Getty)

Head-to-head:

Southampton 0 Manchester United 0, Premier League, May 2017

Manchester United 3 Southampton 2, League Cup, February 2017

Manchester United 2 Southampton 0, Premier League, August 2016

Form:

Southampton: WLDLW

Manchester United: WWWDW

Odds:

Southampton to win: 21/5

Draw: 11/4

Manchester United to win: 8/11

[23 September 2017 11:34 · Ben Burrows]

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League on this fine Saturday!

There are no fewer than eight games for us to get our collective teeth into today so without further ado, off we go.

In the immortal words of Steven George Gerrard, we go again...

[23 September 2017 11:59 · Jack Watson]

First up is West Ham against London rivals Tottenham. Spurs are seeking revenge for May's defeat to West Ham which ended their title challenge.

Slaven Bilic is already under pressure to improve results in the Premier League, what would he give for a repeat of that 1-0 win four months ago?

[23 September 2017 12:02 · Jack Watson]

Team News

Andy Carroll only makes the bench for West Ham who start Marco Arnautovic after coming on a substitute against West Brom.

[23 September 2017 12:05 · Jack Watson]

Team News

Tottenham make eight changes from their 1-0 win against Barnsley in the Carabao Cup and hand Serge Aurier his Premier League debut.

[23 September 2017 12:15 · Jack Watson]

1898 was the first clash between these two old sides and is the fixture that Slaven Bilic made his West Ham debut in 1996.

He now faces a battle to save his job in East London and former West Ham manager Alan Pardew has told Sky Sports BIlic is under pressure.

"He's a manger that there's genuine love from him they want him to do well. He's still under pressure today to find West Ham a way to get going."

[23 September 2017 12:25 · Jack Watson]

Just the two Premier League goals for Harry Kane but he has scored five in his nine matches against the Hammers for Spurs.

A couple today and a win would prevent the possibility of Spurs slipping away from the front runners. The North London side start the day fifth and already five points adrift from Manchester City and Manchester United.

[23 September 2017 12:28 · Jack Watson]

Bubbles

The players are coming out of the tunnel, bubbles are in the air and the first kick off of the day is minutes away.

[23 September 2017 12:31 · Jack Watson]

1 min: Spurs get play underway. The London stadium is packed and loud. Tottenham's first job will be to silence the fans who are up for this one.

[23 September 2017 12:33 · Jack Watson]

2 mins: West Ham nick the ball in their own half and look to release Javier Hernandez early but the forward is offside. Spurs with all the possession at the moment. 

[23 September 2017 12:36 · Jack Watson]

4 mins: Marco Arnautovic makes space on the left wing with quick feet and fires in a low cross but Davinson Sanchez clears at the front post.