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Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from Tuesday evening's frustrating 1-1 draw with Burnley when they welcome Southampton to Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.
United, who are unbeaten in their last 12 meetings with the Saints in all competitions, will be looking to get back to winning ways after Jay Rodriguez's second half equaliser cancelled out Paul Pogba's first goal of the season at Turf Moor in midweek, forcing the Reds to settle for just a point.
Considering United had bowed out of the FA Cup a few days earlier, losing to Middlesbrough on penalties, they will be under pressure to get a result and get back to winning ways against the Saints, who recorded an impressive 3-2 triumph on Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.
United will enter the contest with the challenge of trying to climb back into the top-four, meaning interim manager Ralf Rangnick will be under pressure to get a result from his players.
Nevertheless, given the Saints' reasonably strong start to 2022, United will be in for a stern test against Ralph Hasenhuttl's side, who are unbeaten in their last three games in all competitions.
But how do the pundits think United will get on against the Saints?
Mark Lawrenson - BBC Sport
"United are still very up and down during games and we saw again in their draw against Burnley that they don't seem able to play well for 90 minutes - they only seem to manage it for one half at the moment," Lawrenson told BBC Sport.
"I do think they were unlucky not to beat the Clarets, though. It's not even the case they are not taking their chances because they did that at Turf Moor, but VAR ruled two of their goals out.
"I can understand why Rangnick was so frustrated - especially at seeing Josh Brownhill's
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