Manchester United will welcome Wayne Rooney back to their line up for their trip to St Mary's. Rooney missed United's last two games through hamstring injury.
United will be without Luke Shaw as the defender suffered a major injury in their mid week Champions League clash against PSV. The defender suffered a second operation on his leg on Friday and is reportedly out for upto six months. In the light of this development, the return of Wayne Rooney will be welcome news for the fans.
Fellaini and Martial deputized for Rooney in his absence and although Martial scored a goal against Liverpool, both of them weren't quite at that level and United missed Rooney's presence and work rate upfront. Rooney has not scored in his last eleven Premier league appearances and is without an away goal for the club in nine months.
But despite that, Louis Van Gaal seems to keep faith in the United skipper and he is expected to slot straight back in to the starting line up once he returns. Even when he doesn't score, the work he does for the team is incredible and can't be forgotten.
Defender Phil Jones has also reported back to train but he is not match fit yet and will not start on Sunday. But with Luke Shaw out injured, Van Gaal could move Daley Blind to the left back spot and pair Jones with Smalling once he is back fully fit.
Luke Shaw was playing superbly and United's centre-back pairing of Blind and Smalling also was looking real good but the injury to Shaw will disrupt the confidence of their back line now.
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Fellaini and Martial deputized for Rooney in his absence and although Martial scored a goal against Liverpool, both of them weren't quite at that level and United missed Rooney's presence and work rate upfront. Rooney has not scored in his last eleven Premier league appearances and is without an away goal for the club in nine months.
But despite that, Louis Van Gaal seems to keep faith in the United skipper and he is expected to slot straight back in to the starting line up once he returns. Even when he doesn't score, the work he does for the team is incredible and can't be forgotten.
Defender Phil Jones has also reported back to train but he is not match fit yet and will not start on Sunday. But with Luke Shaw out injured, Van Gaal could move Daley Blind to the left back spot and pair Jones with Smalling once he is back fully fit.
Luke Shaw was playing superbly and United's centre-back pairing of Blind and Smalling also was looking real good but the injury to Shaw will disrupt the confidence of their back line now.
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