Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been near-faultless as interim manager but Manchester United are still a point off fourth and sixth-placed Chelsea can leapfrog them by winning their game in hand. Southampton’s midweek win over Fulham was their only success in six league outings, so United really should take all three points – although the visitors have a good recent record at Old Trafford, losing just one in five visits. Marcus Rashford should be fit to start after the ankle injury that hampered the forward against Liverpool last Sunday. Jamie Jackson

Saturday 3pm

Venue Old Trafford

Last season Manchester United 0 Southampton 0

Referee Stuart Attwell

This season G15 Y47 R1 3.20 cards/game

Odds H 1-2 A 17-5 D 10-3

MANCHESTER UNITED

Subs from Grant, Romero, Dalot, Gomes, Chong, Rojo, Bailly, Garner

Doubtful Martial (groin), Jones (illness)

Injured Valencia (calf, 16 Mar), Darmian (knock, 10 Mar), Matic (muscle, 10 Mar), Herrera, Mata, Lingard (all hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y55 R3

Form WDWWDW

Leading scorer Pogba 11

SOUTHAMPTON

Subs from Forster, McCarthy, Jones, Davis, Lewis, Gallagher, Elyounoussi, Slattery, Ramsay, Johnson, Barnes, Bertrand, Austin, Armstrong.

Doubtful None

Injured Ings (thigh, 9 Mar), Lemina (stomach, 9 Mar) Obafemi (hamstring, long-term)

Suspended None

Discipline Y54 R3

Form WDDLLW

Leading scorer Ings 7