We said: Manchester United 2-1 Southampton
Very rarely do Southampton end a game having failed to score and managed to keep a clean sheet, but putting in similar levels of effort at Old Trafford will be a tough ask for Hasenhuttl's side after giving everything they had and more against Tottenham.
There ought to have been some stern words in the Man United dressing room in midweek, but with the reintroduction of Ronaldo and some more potential rotation in the final third, Rangnick's side will hope to shade a close contest and reignite their top-four pursuit.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 65.75%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 15.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.84%) and 1-0 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.83%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-2 (4.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.
