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EFL Cup final: Manchester United Vs Southampton - Preview, expected line-ups

Manchester United take on Southampton in the final of EFL Cup on Sunday, February 26.

Bengaluru, Feb 26: In their quest of winning the first silverware of this season, Manchester United are all set to lock horns against Southampton in the final English Football League (EFL) cup.

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This will be the first final of the Red Devils under Jose Mourinho's leadership and Portuguese manager, who have won several accolades across the world will look forward to winning his maiden title at Old Trafford.

Manchester United Vs Southampton (Image courtesy: Manchester United Twitter handle)

Manchester United will go all guns blazing in this match to bag their first title of the season and Mourinho is likely to field his best possible starting XI.


Kickoff: 10:00 PM (IST)

Venue: Wembley Stadium

The match will be telecasted LIVE on Ten Networks


Team News

Initially, there were speculations that Juan Mata may not feature in Mourinho's team list in the EFL Cup final as the Spaniard did not travel with the team to London.

But later it was learned that Mata had gone to Spain for some personal work and will join the team directly.

Jose Mourinho will miss the services of crucial players like Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Michael Carrick due to injuries. Which makes Mata's entry into the starting XI even more clear.

More or less, the manager is likely to retain the same starting XI from last week's win against Watford, which they had won 2-0.

No changes are expected in the Southampton starting. Claude Puel will field the strongest possible XI and pick up a win in the final and get their hands on the coveted trophy.


Expected line-ups

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): David De Gea; Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling, Daley Blind; Ander Herrera, Bastian Schweinsteiger; Juan Mata, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford; Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Manchester United formation

Southampton (4-3-3): Fraser Forster; Cedric Soares, Jack Stephens, Maya Yoshida, Ryan Bertrand; Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Oriol Romeu, James Ward-Prowse; Nathan Redmond, Manolo Gabbiadini, Dusan Tadic.

Southampton formation

Prediction

Manchester United 1-0 Southampton

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Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 8:06 [IST]
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