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Manchester United are back on familiar turf on Thursday evening facing off against Southampton at Old Trafford.
Ivan Juric took over the Saints just before Christmas, replacing Russell Martin and is yet to win a game with his side sitting rock bottom of the Premier League.
United sit 14th after their spirited performance at Anfield earned them draw 2-2 against Liverpool in the Premier League, which they back up with a penalty shootout win over Arsenal in the FA Cup third round.
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As such, most pundits are expecting United to continue their turnaround in fortunes against Southampton, although Chris Sutton has warned United supporters to not expect it to be a straightforward one.
With that in mind, here is a round-up of how the pundits see Thursday’s game playing out.
Chris Sutton
The former Blackburn and Celtic forward told BBC Sport: “Southampton under Ivan Juric are very different to the way they played under previous boss Russell Martin because most of the time they just lump it forward now, and they are far more direct.
“I still think United will find a way to win, but I am not so sure it will be a completely routine one. United have shown they can do that part, now they have to show their quality too
“I don’t want to devalue what United did against Arsenal or Liverpool but they were games where the expectation was not on them to get results.
“We know United are good on the counter-attack away from home, but against Saints at Old Trafford, the onus is on them to take the game to the opposition.
“That is exactly where they have been struggling recently and, like I said on 606 on Sunday night, it would be just like Manchester United to be flat, find things difficult, and drop more points.”
Sutton’s prediction: Manchester United 2-0 Southampton
Paul Merson
The Sky Sport pundit told SportsKeeda: “It’s all about what Manchester United turn up, that’s the way it is with them now. You would expect them to wipe the floor with Southampton, but they have to turn up for this game feeling like that and that’s been a problem with this group in the past!
“They’ve had two good results against Liverpool and Arsenal, but they got ripped apart by Bournemouth and Wolves before that. Doesn’t that sum it up?
“Manchester United should win this game. If they don’t win it, oh my god that would be an absolute disaster! Southampton might end up setting a new record for the lowest points by a team in a Premier League season. I just don’t see how they can win a game, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they register fewer points than Derby County (11) back in 2007/08 season.
“It’s still a long way to go for Manchester United under Ruben Amorim and they cannot be happy with anything less than three points in this game.”
Merson’s prediction: Manchester United 3-0 Southampton