Manchester United ambassador Andy Cole believes the club's players can showcase their skills in this summer's pre-season friendly against Wrexham.
12.03.2023 - 11:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
After producing a fantastic response to the Liverpool defeat in midweek, Manchester United will be looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they take on Southampton.
The 7-0 drubbing at Anfield could've proved a damning result for United, but a resounding response saw Erik ten Hag's side beat Real Betis 4-1 in their Europa League last-16 first-leg clash on Thursday. Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst all got on the scoresheet in the victory, with those goals doing the world of good for confidence.
Now, United return to Premier League action where they face a struggling Southampton side. So, can United get back to winning ways in the Premier League? We simulated the game to find out.
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To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Fred, Fernandes; Sancho, Weghorst, Rashford.
We predict that the visitors could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Bazunu; Maitland-Niles, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Walker-Peters; Ward-Prowse, Lavia; Walcott, Elyounoussi, Sulemana; Adams.
Casemiro picked up a yellow card for a tactical foul just one minute into the clash, with the midfielder walking a tightrope for the rest of the afternoon. United were on top in the first half at Old Trafford, and they took a deserved lead after 29 minutes through Rashford.
A turnover in possession saw Weghorst lead United forward in numbers, with both Rashford and Fernandes in space to his left.
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