English Premier League

FT Friday, August 19, 2016
Southampton WWWWD 0
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Manchester United LWDWW 2
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MAN112
Old Trafford · 75,326 att.

Match Report

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic lifts Man United to win in Paul Pogba's debut

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice to help Man United earn their second straight win to open the Premier League, 2-0 over Southampton on Friday night.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 3Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  6. 10Wayne RooneyAM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 27Marouane FellainiRM
  9. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 11Anthony MartialAM-L
  11. 8Juan MataAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Marcus RashfordSUB
  2. 20Sergio RomeroSUB
  3. 22Henrikh MkhitaryanSUB
  4. 28Morgan SchneiderlinSUB
  5. 18Ashley YoungSUB
  6. 21Ander HerreraSUB
  7. 12Chris SmallingSUB

SOU · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Fraser ForsterG
  2. 6José FonteCD-L
  3. 17Virgil van DijkCD-R
  4. 14Oriol RomeuDM
  5. 33Matt TargettLB
  6. 2CédricRB
  7. 11Dusan TadicAM
  8. 8Steven DavisLM
  9. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergRM
  10. 22Nathan RedmondCF-L
  11. 7Shane LongCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Charlie AustinSUB
  2. 16James Ward-ProwseSUB
  3. 13Alex McCarthySUB
  4. 9Jay RodríguezSUB
  5. 26Jérémy PiedSUB
  6. 4Jordy ClasieSUB
  7. 3Maya YoshidaSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Substitution, Southampton. Jordy Clasie replaces Oriol Romeu because of an injury.
  2. 36' Goal! Manchester United 1, Southampton 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross.
  3. 52' Goal! Manchester United 2, Southampton 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 67' Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Steven Davis.
  5. 76' Substitution, Manchester United. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Juan Mata.
  6. 82' Substitution, Manchester United. Ander Herrera replaces Anthony Martial.
  7. 84' Substitution, Southampton. Jay Rodríguez replaces Shane Long.
  8. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Chris Smalling replaces Wayne Rooney.

Premier League News

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