EFL Cup Final : Manchester United vs Southampton 26/02 Sky Sports 1 @ 16:30

Liam McPoyle · 25-02-2017 9:30am #1

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The first domestic final of the year sees a resurgent Manchester United go head to head with an always tricky Southampton team.

Last 5 games head to head

United 2 - 0 Southampton
United 0 - 1 Southampton
Southampton 2 - 3 United
United 0 - 1 Southampton
Southampton 1 - 2 United

Form Guide last 5 results (all competitions)

United : WWWWW

Saints : WLLLW

The much maligned Jose Mourinho has had a stunning record in this competition and a win tomorrow would be his 4th time lifting the trophy in his career.

The Saints last won a domestic trophy in 1976 when they perhaps ominously beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final.

United are missing the inspirational Henrikh Mkhitaryan while the Saints are without arguably their best player in Virgil VanDijk.

Possible line ups.

United

DeGea

Valencia
Bailly
Smalling
Rojo

Martial
Mata
Pogba
Herrara
Carrick

Ibrahimovic

Southampton

Forster

Soares
Stephens
Yoshida
Bertrand

Davis
Romeu
Ward-Prowse
Tadic

Redmond
Gabbiadini

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been in spectacular goal scoring form hitting 24 in all competitions so far. The Saints have the speedy Shane Long to call upon as the game goes on to inject some pace against potentially tiring legs.

Some pressing questions that will be answered at full time tomorrow.

Will Pogba have a new hair do?

Will busted flush manager Jose Mourinho continue his run of form in EFL cup finals?

Will the Saints go marching on or will they come unstuck against THE MOST EXPENSIVE TEAM OF ALL TIME!!!!!!

Tune in at 16:30 tomorrow to find out the answer to these and other vital conundrums!

Kerrydude1981 · 25-02-2017 9:44am

mikeym · 25-02-2017 9:03pm

Man United should win this.

Damien360 · 25-02-2017 10:05pm

Can't see anything but a Utd win here.

Southampton's form is terrible and Utd are flying high.

Except for the Leicester and Liverpool result, Southampton have been poor. Ok give them the Sunderland one also but all 3 of those teams are in very poor form.

Would like to see Long on and score one but I figure Utd to win by 3.

Mr.Nice Guy · 25-02-2017 10:25pm

2-1 to United A.E.T.

blueser · 26-02-2017 10:59am

Are there 2 sides playing this afternoon? Just been watching Sunday Supplement, and Southampton wasn't mentioned once. Anyway, back to the match; I can't see utd messing this one up. 2-0 in a humdrum game.

Nalz · 26-02-2017 11:17am

Sunday supplement... What dribble that excuse of a show is

Johner · 26-02-2017 11:21am

2-1 to United.

Nalz · 26-02-2017 11:22am

2-2

4-2 AET to Southampton

26-02-2017 11:34am

I can almost taste the glory....
Come on Utd!

jayo26 · 26-02-2017 11:39am

Nalz wrote: »

2-2

4-2 AET to Southampton

Jimbob1977 · 26-02-2017 11:42am

My gut feeling is a straightforward United victory. 3-0.

Although maybe it was supposed to be like that in 1976 too.

But I will stick with 3-0

jayo26 · 26-02-2017 11:44am

Will definitely not be an easy game Southampton are going to be crazy up for this today I'm saying 2-1 to United but it will be close.

Cantona's Collars · 26-02-2017 1:37pm

https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/835624648192770048

13 goals in 8 games against Claude Puel's teams for Zlatan.

Zlatan has won all 5 domestic cup finals he has played in, scoring 5 goals and assisting 2.

Cantona's Collars · 26-02-2017 2:55pm

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/835841864326578176

Red Kev · 26-02-2017 3:05pm

Minor fact....

From 1981 to 1996 an Irish player was on every winning team of the League Cup.

Trigger · 26-02-2017 3:13pm

zerks wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/835841864326578176

The fan messages are a classy touch..

Rayne Wooney · 26-02-2017 3:30pm

Dangerous Southampton team

Barr · 26-02-2017 3:34pm

1-0 , Utd win. Think it will be tight.

Lucas Hood · 26-02-2017 3:43pm

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Dangerous Southampton team

Dangerous for who?
Ibra should bully both of their centre halves who are quite poor.
United 2 or 3 nil.

Neamhshuntasach · 26-02-2017 3:52pm

"No United manager has won a major trophy in their first season" - Sky Sports.

Even if United win today that statement will still be true.

Jayop · 26-02-2017 4:13pm

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

"No United manager has won a major trophy in their first season" - Sky Sports.

Even if United win today that statement will still be true.

What nonsense is this? The league cup is a major trophy, has always been considered one and always will be

Neamhshuntasach · 26-02-2017 4:17pm

Jayop wrote: »

What nonsense is this? The league cup is a major trophy, has always been considered one and always will be

Major trophy me hole. United were the only ones treating it like the champions league this year with the teams they were lashing out. It's a joke of a cup that no other top teams care about unless they end up in the final after putting out weak teams till that point.

Jayop · 26-02-2017 4:19pm

Utter rubbish. Clearly it's the lowest on the pecking order of the big clubs but that doesn't mean it's not a major trophy by any definition.

0gac3yjefb5sv7 · 26-02-2017 4:19pm

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Major trophy me hole. United were the only ones treating it like the champions league this year with the teams they were lashing out. It's a joke of a cup that no other top teams care about unless they end up in the final after putting out weak teams till that point.

I wonder are you a Liverpool fan...What trophies are you in the hunt for? Oh yeah **** all. Next year is it?

Neamhshuntasach · 26-02-2017 4:23pm

How is it rubbish? United are the only top 6 team that put out full teams round after round. Even Man City put out a weak team in the 4th round against United.

It's the one trophy where top teams rotate their players and have always had silly names attributed to it. It's a pointless cup.

Neamhshuntasach · 26-02-2017 4:23pm

Pheonix10 wrote: »

I wonder are you a Liverpool fan...What trophies are you in the hunt for? Oh yeah **** all. Next year is it?

Don't support any team in the world of soccer at all. None whatsoever.

0gac3yjefb5sv7 · 26-02-2017 4:24pm

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

How is it rubbish? United are the only top 6 team that put out full teams round after round. Even Man City put out a weak team in the 4th round against United.

It's the one trophy where top teams rotate their players and have always had silly names attributed to it. It's a pointless cup.

Jog on ta ****....

Liam McPoyle · 26-02-2017 4:25pm

limnam · 26-02-2017 4:27pm

Zlatan looks like he means business :cool:

jayo26 · 26-02-2017 4:27pm

Lads it's cup final match thread if ya don't agree with something like that dont let it drag the thread down.

Come on ta fuk united.

Jayop · 26-02-2017 4:27pm

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Don't support any team in the world of soccer at all. None whatsoever.

Clearly then because if you did and your team won this then you'd count it as a major trophy like everyone else does.

Liam McPoyle · 26-02-2017 4:28pm

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Don't support any team in the world of soccer at all. None whatsoever.

Yet you take the time to try piss on United being in the final of it.

Interesting.

We all know its the least important trophy in terms of stature, so fcuking what, it's still a cup final and still a chance to win a trophy.

Jayop · 26-02-2017 4:29pm

Come on United. Would just love to win this!

Johner · 26-02-2017 4:34pm

Thought those balloons were a Southampton player down.

Johner · 26-02-2017 4:37pm

Pogba probably should do better there, capable of scoring from there.

Neamhshuntasach · 26-02-2017 4:40pm

Rod Munch wrote: »

Yet you take the time to try piss on United being in the final of it.

Interesting.

We all know its the least important trophy in terms of stature, so fcuking what, it's still a cup final and still a chance to win a trophy.

I believe i took the piss out of the cup.

If Southampton win it. They still haven't won a major cup either.

I see this forum still doesn't like opinions.