Quote from: Docnaster on Today at 09:32:39 AM

If Manchester United should be at their best in that game at St. Mary's stadium today against Southampton, winning the game shouldn't be a big deal for them but we've seen this Manchester United play games in recent weeks and how they've been inconsistent with their performances.
The club manager Erik ten Hag seems to be too u unknowledgeable to be in charge of such a big team with world class players so you never can be sure of the results from his team.
Southampton who was promoted to the English Premier League this new season hasn't shown any sign of a club that's capable of beating a supposed big team but if they get the chance to punish Manchester United today, be rest assured that they'll take it.
To me, it's a game that's winnable for both teams but Manchester United I think have a higher probability ratio of winning

This is another confusing analysis from someone who I believe isn't able to read the Premier League table. Manchester United played three games, won one barely with a last minute goal against Fulham at home, got destroyed by Liverpool at Old Trafford, and lost against Brighton with a total score of 2:5 goals in three games.

Southampton lost away from home against Newcastle while having 78% ball possession and 19:3 shots. I think it is quite simple to see that Southampton had a huge chance to win that game, but couldn't score the goal. Then they had indeed a very weak game against Nottingham Forst. It was an entirely different game to my surprise and they deserved the defeat for sure.

Against Brentford, efficiency was once more making the difference and despite overwhelming ball possession and 8:2 corners, Southampton again couldn't score the goal, but they delivered serious resistance. However, Brentford got away with scoring the goals while not having the ball very much.

Now you conclude that this world class Manchester United team should beat Southampton easily if they are at their best. But using conditional sentences like "if they are at their best" is hypothetical and nothing but a waste of time to philosophize about it. Manchester United isn't at its best. Period. They struggle hard and the only thing they have managed to surpass from to game is their low quality game. I believe if this time Southampton does not concede an early goal and get a bit more lucky when it comes to finishing attacks, this game might well end with a victory for Southampton.