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Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Southampton. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side haven't won at Old Trafford since January 19, but a victory today will propel them into the top four, if Tottenham and Arsenal finishes a draw.

Premier League / Matchday 29
Old Trafford / 02.03.2019
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Tom Adams

Updated 02/03/2019 at 16:56 GMT


9'
Fred, who was perhaps harshly dropped after a decent performance in midweek, is warming up in case McTominay can't continue.
8'
There is a concern over McTominay now who is down after a clash of heads. Another injury is the last thing Ole needs...
6'
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GUNN TO THE RESCUE AGAIN! And from the resulting corner, Gunn has to be alert to save Lukaku's shot from point-blank range.
5'
SAVE! Pereira pumps one into the box, but his cross is overcooked and is heading into the net! Gunn readjusts him feet and does well to tip the ball over the bar.
4'
United mix it up, going direct to Lukaku. The Belgian heads it on, searching for Rashford, but Southampton clear it behind for a corner.
3'
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GREAT SAVE! Pogba's pass takes a couple of deflections and breaks for Lukaku. He strikes a venomous shot at goal but Gunn is at full stretch to push it behind.
2'
Rashford escapes Vestergaard with a lovely piece of skill and fires a ball across the face of goal, but it's slightly ahead of Lukaku.
1st Half
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KICK-OFF!
Sotuhampton get the game going.
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Solskjaer has been explaining the reason behind Pereira's inclusion, with Fred dropped for the game.
"We wanted to go attacking with three front men with Alexis, Rom and Marcus. Marcus is fit again, and Andreas did really well against Liverpool. It's the energy of Andreas today that we wanted to get in."
14:35
Manchester United could fail to score in three consecutive home games for the first time since October 1989.
Solskjaer: "We need to get back to winning ways at home. We've been fantastic away, but at home we've not scored in the last two.
"I'm sure Rom [Lukaku], Alexis [Sanchez] and Marcus [Rashford] - whoever is going to play up top - will get their chances to score.
14:30
Southampton are unchanged from the side that overcame Fulham on Wednesday night, meaning Charlie Austin will hope to repeat his heroics of 2016 when he scored a late, late winner for the Saints at Old Trafford.
14:25
Marcus Rashford is fit to play, having recovered from an ankle injury suffered in the goalless draw with Liverpool last Sunday. Anthony Martial is out, however, meaning Alexis Sanchez starts in place and the Chilean will be hoping to stake a claim with a crunch European night with PSG only four days away.
14:20
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United XI: De Gea, Shaw, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Pogba, Pereira, McTominay, Alexis, Lukaku, Rashford.
Subs: Grant, Bailly, Rojo, Fred, Dalot, Chong, Gomes.
Southampton XI: Gunn, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Valery, Bertrand, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Austin.
Subs: McCarthy, Stephens, Elyounoussi, Gallagher, Armstrong, Targett, Slattery.