Manchester United vs Southampton score predicted as Ruben Amorim looks to stop five-game streak

Manchester United will be looking to avoid a fifth consecutive Premier League game without a win when they take on bottom-of-the-league Southampton later today.

A penalty shootout victory after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes saw United beat Arsenal in the FA Cup third round on the weekend, setting up a clash with Leicester City in the next round of the competition. It puts Ruben Amorim's side in high spirits ahead of the Premier League clash against Southampton later today, where nothing less than three points is expected.

If United fail to win at Old Trafford, It will extend their winless run in the Premier League to five games, with Amorim's side only winning two of their last nine league games. The meeting between the two sides earlier in the season saw United win 3-0 on the south coast, with Matthijs de Ligt, Marcus Rashford, and Alejandro Garnacho all getting on the scoresheet.

Diogo Dalot won't be available for Amorim's side against Southampton, with the defender suspended following his red card on the weekend. So, could United pick up their first Premier League win of 2025 later today? Let's take a look...

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that United could set up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Malacia; Amad, Fernandes; Hojlund.

We predict that the Saints could line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Wood; Walker-Peters, Ugochukwu, Fernandes, Manning; Dibling, Sulemana; Onuachu.

United began the game with great intensity as they searched for an early breakthrough, but a mix of good