Manchester United vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Manchester United face Southampton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Manchester United FC 3 - 1 Southampton FC
Manchester United vs Southampton
22:00
It's all over here and what an end to the game from Diallo, whose 12-minute hat-trick completes a comeback 3-1 win for Manchester United. With eight minutes remaining there was absolutely no sign of what was to come. An own goal from Ugarte deservedly gave Southampton the lead heading into the break and there were chances for Sulemana and Mateus Fernandes to increase the lead. But Saints were made to pay for that profligacy as Diallo drilled home the equaliser then put United ahead with a fabulously worked move with Eriksen. He made it a first senior hat-trick after a woeful Harwood-Bellis error but don't let that take the shine of a wonderful achievement for Diallo, who single-handedly won this game for his team. United climb to 12th as a result, while Saints - whose xG of 1.52 was inferior to United's 3.20 - are rocking bottom with a measly six points. Thank you for joining us folks, until next time!
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:56
FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 3-1 SOUTHAMPTON
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:53
Southampton win a corner that Sugawara delivers. Harwood-Bellis gets his head to it but the ball hits his own team-mate Downes and it goes wide...that ball might just have been creeping in you know.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:53
Goal Amad Diallo Traoré
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:51
Amid all the drama, the fourth official did signal for five additional minutes. It's not over just yet...
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:49
Goal Amad Diallo Traoré
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:48
Time is fast running out here and we're into the final minute of normal time. Can either side snatch a late winner?
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:46
Zirkzee has been a maligned figure at United this season but his introduction in particular has made a big difference to United. He's been a good focal point and brought others into play.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:45
United are pressing for a winner now and that Diallo equaliser has set up a grandstand finish at Old Trafford. Is there time for a winner?
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:43
Substitution Jan Kacper Bednarek Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:43
Substitution Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu Ebere Paul Onuachu
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:43
Substitution Leny Olivier Yoro Jacob Harry Maguire
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:43
Substitution Noussair Mazraoui Christian Dannemann Eriksen
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:41
Goal Amad Diallo Traoré
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:39
CHANCE! Zirkzee plays in Bruno Fernandes and he goes to clip it over Ramsdale from a tight angle but Ramsdale makes himself big to make the save. That was a chance.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:39
It's all just a bit...meh. The home side just look a little jaded and afraid to try things. They have had their chances in this game but Southampton could also have a bigger lead. Zirkzee thinks he should have a corner when Ramsdale makes a clearance (it did look a good yard out) and Garnacho has a weak effort...but it's not quite happening.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:38
Yellow Card Flynn Downes
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:35
United have had 79 per cent possession in the last five minutes just to highlight how things are shaping up. But Southampton are still looking pretty comfortable thus far.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:33
And it's another change from the visitors as Aribo, whose provided excellent energy in Southampton's midfield, is replaced by Downes.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:32
Substitution Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes Adam James Armstrong
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:30
We're now into the last 20 minutes of normal time at Old Trafford and Southampton still lead Manchester United 1-0. The hosts are starting to ask a few more questions but, right now, they aren't coming up with a good enough answer.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:29
Diallo and Zirkzee combine well but Walker-Peters tracks his man and it's fantastic defending to quell the danger.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:28
Sugawara takes a poor touch in the penalty area then goes to ground looking for a hopeful penalty against Mazraoui. In truth, he's pretty lucky not to be booked for simulation.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:26
Southampton lost 13 of their first 14 Premier League away games against Manchester United but have since lost just three of their last 10 visits to Old Trafford in the competition (W2 D5).
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:23
This is a huge disappointment for Southampton as the excellent Dibling hobbles off to be replaced by Smallbone. Hopefully it's nothing serious.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:23
There's a brief break in play as Dibling requires treatment. It would be a huge shame if he were to go off.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:21
United are looking livelier now and Garnacho finds space to shoot from 20 yards. It's hit a bit too centrally at Ramsdale, though, and the keeper makes the simple stop.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:21
WHAT ON EARTH HAS HE DONE THERE?! Antony misses an absolute sitter! Garnacho does brilliantly on the left and delivers across the face of goal. All Antony has to do is side-foot it home but, for reasons known only to himself, he tries to slide in to complete the finish and he skews the shot, which bobbles into the grateful hands of Ramsdale. A shocker from the United man.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:18
Dear, oh dear! It should be 2-0! Sulemana again glides past Yoro, who is having a nightmare out there, and breaks into the area. However, he bends his shot past the right post of Onana's goal and United survive.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:16
Garnacho finds space down the left and clips a ball towards the far post but it's overhit and goes out for a goal kick. It's not very pretty from United at all.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:15
After all the changes, Mateus Fernanes eventually takes the free-kick. It hits the wall and goes behind for the corner where the same man swings in the delivery. De Ligt gets a big header on it and United clear their lines.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:12
Martínez takes the yellow card for chopping down Ugochukwu. The Saints midfielder was allowed to make way too much progress.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:12
Substitution Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro Tobias Christopher Collyer
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:12
Substitution Rasmus Winther Højlund Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:12
Sulemana has Yoro on toast again and his shot hits the arm of De Ligt. It looked a legitimate shout for handball but VAR has said there's nothing doing. United cannot lift with the Saints winger at all.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:10
Sulemana has been a constant danger down the left for Southampton. He gives Diallo the slip and works towards the area where Ugarte has to slide in and concede the corner. Mateus Fernandes swings it in, there's more panic in the United box but the clearance is eventually made.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:09
United have started the second period with more urgency, not that they could have shown much less. You feel like the first 15 minutes of this second half could be huge for Southampton's hopes.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:06
Antony almost makes an instant impact. Bruno Fernandes plays finds the winger in the area and Harwood-Bellis deflects his shot over the top. Diallo takes the corner but it's easily cleared.
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:05
Brooks blows his whistle again and this one is back under way!
Manchester United vs Southampton
21:04
Substitution Kobbie Boateng Mainoo Antony Matheus dos Santos
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:54
The big question is, can Southampton hold out for only a second Premier League win of the season? Or will United find a way back into this to avoid another disappointment in a season full of lows?
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:53
HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:53
Brooks blows his whistle for the final time this half and it's Southampton who lead 1-0 at the break. You have to say it's been fully deserved, Onana had already made a couple of smart stops to deny Dibling and Mateus Fernandes before Ugarte diverted into the back of his goal from a poorly defended corner. A superior xG of 1.25 to United's 0.92 tells its own story and you have to assume Amorim will be absolutely fuming in the Old Trafford dressing rooms.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:48
Yellow Card Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:48
Oooft it's another chance! Dibling tries his luck from 25 yards, there's plenty of movement on it and Onana does well to parry it to safety.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:46
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! SOUTHAMPTON TAKE THE LEAD! Mateus Fernandes swings in the corner from the right channel, it's flicked on Dibling and it's diverted in by the luckless Ugarte. That is such a poor goal for the home side to concede but just ask those buoyant Saints fans if they care! Southampton lead 1-0!
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:45
Yellow Card Tyler-Jay Robert Dibling
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:44
De Ligt makes a hash of Mateus Fernandes' delivery into the area, it falls kindly for Sulemana, who can't react quick enough and the Dutch defender recovers to block the shot for a corner.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:42
Part of the issue the home side are facing here is how deep Diallo and Mazraoui are in the wing-back areas. So far, United have played pretty much with a back five and it means often they're just having to go long to find Hojlund in the channels to varying degrees of success.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:40
Martinez overcooks a cross from the left that Diallo recovers. He centres from the right but referee Brooks seemingly unintentionally gets in the way of a waiting Ugarte.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:39
Bruno Fernandes has a pop for United from 25 yards but it's struck low and straight at Ramsdale. You'd expect a player of his quality to have tested the Saints stopper more than he did there.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:37
CLOSE! Sulemana has tormented Yoro all game and the winger gets past his man far too easily again. He then skips inside De Ligt and aims towards the top-right corner but he gets just a bit too much purchase on the effort and it goes wide.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:34
Juric has been very animated in the Southampton technical area. He often looks disgruntled but you have to assume that beneath the touchline theatrics he's pretty content with how his side are playing so far.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:34
It remains goalless at Old Trafford after half an hour but both teams have had chances to open the scoring. Mateus Fernandes has been a real threat for the visitors, who you could definitely argue have looked the more comfortable of the two teams.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:30
GREAT DOUBLE SAVE FROM ONANA! Dibling jinks his way into the area past Martinez only to be thwarted by the United goalkeeper, Mateus Fernandes brilliantly takes it down and from eight yards Onana recovers to make another fantastic stop. Great work from the home goalkeeper.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:29
Diallo this time delivers the corner from the right and Ramsdale, under pressure, gets a strong fist to quell the danger.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:28
United are appealing for a penalty here. Garnacho shows good commitment to get two shots away, the second of which looped into the air and struck Walker-Peters on the arm. It goes behind for a corner and VAR, rightly, says no penalty.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:27
More good work from United as Bruno Fernandes finds Diallo on the left of the box. He centres for Garnacho, who is caught on his toes and Harwood-Bellis is able to clear. It's another chance for United that.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:26
United are just starting to exert a bit of pressure now and Diallo almost squeeze s a low centre into the path of Hojlund but Southampton survive the danger.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:23
HOW HAS HE MISSED?! It's a wonderful break from United as Bruno Fernandes plays Hojlund down the left flank. The Norwegian strikers gets in behind, pulls the ball back for Garnacho and he side-foots it horribly wide. That was a golden chance for the Red Devils but it remains 0-0.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:21
United win a free-kick out on the left flank, which Bruno Fernandes takes short to Garnacho. Mateus Fernandes blocks the shot with his head and briefly goes to ground before getting back to his feet.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:20
At the other end, Diallo and Garnacho work an opening for Bruno Fernandes, whose edge-of-the-box shot is deflected for a corner. Diallo swings in the corner, but Dibling heads it clear.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:19
It's another effort on target for Southampton. Fernandes glides past Ugarte and shows good footwork but he can't quite make good enough connection on the shot and it's a simple stop for Onana.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:17
United have yet to really bare their teeth in this one. There have been some neat passages of play but nothing to really cut through the visitors. In fact, the away team are looking reasonably comfortable in truth.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:16
Sulemana does brilliantly to get past Yoro, who is beaten far too easily, and Onana makes a fantastic save to deny the Saints winger, who fired low across the face of goal. It's the first big opportunity of the game and it's gone the way of the visitors.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:13
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League games against Southampton (W7 D8) since a 1-0 home loss in January 2016.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:13
Martinez concedes a free-kick on Fernandes but United easily deal with the danger.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:08
Southampton are trying to play with high energy but thus far United are able to keep hold of the ball pretty comfortably. Bree gets a talking to from Brooks for a clumsy foul on Garnacho.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:06
Garnacho gets down the left flank and manages to win the corner off Bree. Fernandes swings it in from the left and Ramsdale does well to strongly punch it away.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:04
Aside from a comedy misplaced pass from Diallo there's been little to report in the opening exchanges, with both teams still just feeling one another out.
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:02
Referee John Brooks blows his whistle and we are underway at Old Trafford!
Manchester United vs Southampton
20:01
The players are out on the pitch here at Old Trafford and we are now just moments away from kick-off!
Manchester United vs Southampton
19:30
Amorim makes two changes to his XI, with Yoro and Garnacho come in United's XI, with Maguire and the suspended Dalot dropping out. There's also still no place in the squad for Marcus Rashford, who is heavily tipped to leave Old Trafford this month. Saints note two changes from their last Premier League outing - a 5-1 thumping at the hands of Brentford - as Sugawara and Fernandes replace Nathan Wood and Paul Onuachu, both of whom drop to the bench.
Manchester United vs Southampton
19:30
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Ryan Manning, Flynn Downes, Will Smallbone, Adam Armstrong, Adam Lallana, Nathan Wood, Cameron Archer, Paul Onuachu
Manchester United vs Southampton
19:30
SOUTHAMPTON (3-4-3): Aaron Ramsdale; Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, James Bree; Kyle Walker-Peters, Joe Aribo, Lesley Ugochukwu, Yukinari Sugawara; Mateus Fernandes, Tyler Dibling, Kamaldeen Sulemana
Manchester United vs Southampton
19:30
The Saints did pick up a first win of the Ivan Juric era at the weekend as Championship side Swansea City were put to the sword 3-0 at St Mary's Stadium. In the top-flight, though, they have just six points from 20 matches and are a whopping 10 points shy of safety in the Premier League. Stranger things have happened but it will take a big effort for them to come away with a victory in this one.
Manchester United vs Southampton
19:30
It's fair to say the Red Devils haven't exactly had the "new manager bounce" since Ruben Amorim assumed the reigns at Old Trafford with United winning just four of 13 matches across all competitions in 90 minutes. They did, however, pick a up morale-boosting shoot-out victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup third round on Sunday - to follow a hard-fought draw with rivals Liverpool - and they welcome a Saints side who are in a truly sorry state in the Premier League.
Manchester United vs Southampton
19:30
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Altay Bayindir, Harry Maguire, Joshua Zirkzee, Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen, Casemiro, Antony, Toby Collyer, Godwill Kukonki
Manchester United vs Southampton
19:30
MANCHESTER UNITED (3-4-3): Andre Onana, Lisandro Martínez, Matthijs de Ligt, Leny Yoro; Noussair Mazraoui, Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte, Amad Diallo; Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund
Manchester United vs Southampton
19:30
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Manchester United vs Southampton
18:00
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