Manchester United easily won their first game of the season on away ground against Bournemouth. The defence/midfield were very organized and Bournemouth created very few chances in the game. With this 1-3 victory, Mourinho's team sits at the top of the Premier League table. The squad is filled with quality players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly, etc. Tonight, star midfielder Paul Pogba will make his debut at Old Trafford and the home team has a fully fit squad with no injuries and suspension reported.
Southampton could only achieve a 1-1 draw against Waford in their first of the game of the season despite playing on home ground. At half time, they were lagging behind in the scoreline but they improved their performance in the second half and managed to obtain a draw. Important players such as midfielder Victor Wanyama, winger Sadio Mane and striker Graziano Pelle left the team in the transfer market and they have even lost their manager Ronald Koeman to Everton. Defender Bertrand and defender Gardos will miss out.
Man Utd midfielder Ander Herrera revealed that Mourinho instructed the team to score lots of goals against Bournemouth because he wanted to see his team at the top of the league. As such, with Mourinho playing his first home game in the Premier League with Man Utd against Southampton, he will likely want his team to be in attacking mode.
Southampton do not really inspire much confidence at this stage especially since they could not defeat 10 men Watford last week. Moreover, with a new manager and with some key players leaving the team, they might need some more time to be more settled in terms of performances.
As such, I expect Jose Mourinho to lead Manchester United to a comfortable home victory in this game along with the support of the home fans.
Manchester United Asian Handicap -2
Pick: Man Utd AH -2
Odds: 3.9
Bookmaker: ➾ Bet365
Stake: 8 units
Tipster: Kamlesh
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