Manchester United can build on fine displays against Liverpool and Arsenal by beating Southampton
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Did you listen to the amazing sounds produced by solar flares and explosions from the sun which featured in the fascinating Metro Online story? Amazing stuff which was remarkably akin to the music record by psychedelic mega band Pink Floyd. Think of Set The Controls for the Heart of the Sun, the only song to feature all the members of their line-up, including Syd Barrett, from their second album A Saucerful of Secrets. Alternatively, it could have been an outtake from their epic Dark Side of The Moon.
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The crash, bangs and wallops from the sun, however, will be nothing compared to the emptiness from the black hole felt by the losers in the Premier League match between Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford. Ruben Amorim’s side will be expected to use the 2-2 draw at Liverpool and the FA Cup penalty shoot-out victory at Arsenal, when they were reduced to ten men, as the launchpad to rocket up the table and they should enjoy lift-off against a Saints side which ranks as one of the worst to ever play in the top flight.
The south coast club have won just once at home this season and have yet to triumph on the road where they have suffered eight defeats and two draws. Their defence has been slightly better on their travels as they have only conceded 17 times compared to 27 at St Mary’s and five of just 12 league goals have been scored at opposition territory.
Hitting the back of the net has also been a problem for United as they have only scored 13 times on home soil in the league, firing blanks in defeats at Old Trafford to Bournemouth and Newcastle either side of a 2-0 reversal at Wolves before putting in that improved display at Anfield.
