Manchester United vs. Southampton: Opposition threat

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MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 28: Anthony Martial of Manchester United celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on October 28, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

Anthony Martial

Likely to replace Marcus Rashford in the second half, Martial is a huge threat from the substitute’s bench – having scored four times and assisted twice when coming on from it. Martial had a brilliant breakthrough season at Old Trafford, christening his controversial switch from AS Monaco with a brilliant goal against Liverpool.

Martial’s direct pace and dribbling is exactly why he is included as a threat to Southampton. Although Marcus Rashford is a similar player, I think that the French international’s fresh legs will be a lot more difficult to contain – especially with makeshift right-back Jack Stephens or inexperienced and wobbly Jeremy Pied having to do the containing at present in the absence of Cedric.

If Martial can find a cross to Lukaku/Ibrahimovic or a shot of his own, we could see Fraser Forster being seriously troubled.