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Manchester United is going head to head with Southampton starting on 12 Mar 2023 at 14:00 UTC at Old Trafford stadium, Manchester city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League.
English Premier League leaders Manchester United travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday with manager Mikel Arteta bidding to extend a surprising undefeated run away to Southampton . The Gunners won on each of their last two visits to west London in the top flight without particularly imposing themselves on their opposition, this time it may well be different for a side who have established themselves as a surprising early season contender for major honors.
Event details: NAME: Manchester United - Southampton DATE: 12 Mar 2023 TIME: 14:00 UTC VENUE: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Southampton , meanwhile, have work to do if they are to drag Manchester Unitedinto the battle for top four, rather than the title. Lose on Sunday and they will trail their rivals by 31 points, a sizeable gap to make up even with two-thirds of the season left to go. Here is how you can watch the match and what you need to know:
Southampton and Manchester Unitedare meeting up for their first leg of the season at 7 a.m. ET on Sunday at Stamford Bridge. The teams split their matchups last year, with Southampton winning the first 2-0 on the road and Manchester Unitedtaking the second 4-2.
Southampton are taking on London rivals Manchester Unitedat Stamford Bridge as the Blues aim to close the 31-point gap between the two clubs in the English Premier League.
Southampton had been going along nicely under Graham Potter until a chastening defeat at his former club Manchester Unitedlast weekend, and now face two tricky matches – against West Ham vs Aston Villa – before the World Cup break.
The Gunners are looking to reach the World Cup on top of the table and got back on track last weekend with a 5-0 win over Manchester United, having slipped to a 1-1 draw at Manchester Unitedin their previous match.
Manchester Unitedwon both of the past two corresponding fixtures away at Southampton , earing a 4-2 victory last season.
Old foes and former colleagues will reunite at Stamford Bridge on Sunday lunchtime as Southampton tackle Manchester Unitedin a mouth-watering English Premier League London Manchester United.
Both sides enter the game on the back of continental successes, as the Blues got the better of Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 in the Premier League, while the Gunners advanced to the last 19 of the Premier League.
Winning in Europe is always the perfect tonic after a demoralising domestic defeat, especially one which saw Manchester United& Hove Albion teach former manager Graham Potter a footballing lesson in a 4-1 Amex romping, but Southampton were made to work for their success over Dinamo Zagreb.
Electing to name a strong lineup despite already steering his side through as group winners, Potter witnessed Bruno Petkovic steal in and open the scoring after just seven minutes, but Raheem Sterling and debutant Denis Zakaria completed a much-needed turnaround for the Blues in the English capital.
The Blues' stellar defensive streak under Potter may have been wiped out, but suffering just one defeat in 11 games is far from the worst start for the Englishman, although his side do have some ground to make up in the English Premier League table as they lie in sixth position, three points behind Southampton United in fourth with a game in hand.
It would take results going their way and a 12-goal swing for Southampton to rise into the Premier League spots this weekend, but Stamford Bridge has been kind to the Blues in recent memory, as they are unbeaten in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions in front of their own fans.
