Premier League betting: offers and suggested bets   3:37PM 35 mins The pace, power and directness of Lukaku + the verve and angles of Mkhitaryan's runs are making United a scrary proposition on the break. They look proper menacing. 3:35PM Time on ball (15 - 30 min) Possession: Southampton vs Man Utd 3:34PM 32 mins Lemina and Mkhitaryan shoulder to shoulder in the Saints box. Cleared, no foul. 3:32PM 30 mins Nathan Redmond, still searching for his first goal of the season, has hit the target. Attempt Saved: Southampton 0 - 1 Man Utd (Nathan Redmond, 28 min) 3:28PM Dong song sing song ding dong Man United fans singing THE Lukaku song followed by a chorus of: "We're Man United, we'll sing what we want."— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) September 23, 2017 3:27PM 25 mins Saints try to hit back Attempt Saved: Southampton 0 - 1 Man Utd (Mario Lemina, 23 min) 3:26PM 24 mins Southampton had been doing pretty well. What have they got? 3:25PM Lukaku: what a signing He's scored in every match he's played this season bar one for club and country. 3:20PM GOAL! Manchester United and it's Lukaku Romelu Lukaku scores for Man Utd to make it 0-1! Ashley Young gets to the byline and crosses. The big Belgian meets it with a bullet header. Excellent reaction save from Fraser F. But it rebounds straight to Lukaku, who smashes home from six yards. Southampton 0 - 1 Man Utd (Romelu Lukaku, 20 min) 3:19PM 18 mins Mourinho looks sullen and, well, bored on the touchline, slumped in a big chair. 3:18PM 17 mins Lukaku putting himself about, frees Mkhi, but Saints are alive to the danger. 3:18PM 15 mins Shane Long isolated up top, putting in a solid shift, but Saints need to get runners up around him. 15: #SaintsFC's @LeminaM_13 shows clever footwork on the right, but his cross is too deep and evades everyone in the box. (0-0) pic.twitter.com/cRP92LWLs2— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 23, 2017 3:15PM Time on ball (0 - 15 min) Possession: Southampton vs Man Utd 3:14PM 11 mins Fellaini and Hoedt in a grapplin' match as the ball comes into the Saints area for a corner. Fellaini more sinned against than sinning there. 3:12PM 8 mins Really nice move from the Saints, good link up sends Bertrand clear down the left. Crosses. Corner. That corner then drops for Nathan Redmond, who fires over. 3:10PM Southampton threaten for the first time Following the earlier Man Utd effort, Southampton register their first attempt at goal. Southampton vs Man Utd shots on goal 3:06PM 4 mins Tadic nearly bundles through the United defence, tumbling and stumbling. Wants a freekick on the edge of the area. Denied. United break, go up the other end, and have a weak shot: HenrikhMkhitaryan hitting the target but not in any danger of scoring. 3:06PM 3 mins One of United's Title rivals, Chelsea, have got off to a flyer. Morata has given them the lead after 81 seconds at Stoke. 3:01PM 1 mins Southampton kick off. The Saints the first side to get the ball down and play. But the game is stopped: Tadic, with a high foot, has caught Ashley Young in the chest. If you fancy a bet on the match, have a look here 3:01PM Those teams again Southampton: Forster, Cedric, Yoshida, Hoedt, Bertrand, Romeu, Lemina, Tadic, Davis, Redmond, Long.  Subs: Austin, McCarthy, Ward-Prowse, van Dijk, Gabbiadini, Hojbjerg, Pied. Man Utd: de Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Young, Fellaini, Matic, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku.  Subs: Martial, Smalling, Lingard, Carrick, Blind, Romero, Ander Herrera. Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire) Manchester United were 3-2 winners over Southampton in last season's League Cup final Credit: Getty Images 3:00PM Looks like a 4-2-3-1 for the hosts Long up front with Tadic, Redmond and Davis the captain behind him.  The visitors go with Lukaku up front, then Mata, Mkhi and Rashford. Matic and Fellaini in the centre. 2:57PM The players are in the tunnel It's a lovely day on the South Coast. 2:56PM Prepare Final preparations complete. #MUFC#SOUMUNpic.twitter.com/dHOdEBZdjY— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 23, 2017 2:38PM Support far and wide #RedArmy@ManUtdpic.twitter.com/IzQGiYofWw— MUSCThailand (@MUSCThailand) September 23, 2017 2:38PM A lot of United fans having travel trouble Phew! Arrived at St Mary's after a nightmare journey! Loads of fans won't make kickoff. Not sure how we'll get home if M3 still closed! pic.twitter.com/TkPIQeEHvO— Peter Bolton (@PeterBolton3) September 23, 2017 2:36PM At the other end of the football league glamour scale I've sympathy for situation lower league clubs have regarding match day pricing, but only emotional attachment got me to part with £25 pic.twitter.com/kh6m4ZdJWb— (((Joel Hammer))) (@JOELHAMMER) September 23, 2017 25 quid's a lot, innit? 2:26PM Big Virgil Virgil is still on the bench, not quite ready for a start just yet. 2:14PM Team news The teams are in! Here's how #SaintsFC line-up for this afternoon's game with #MUFC: pic.twitter.com/Khg6UD6HK1— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 23, 2017 The #MUFC team for #SOUMUN... pic.twitter.com/RjfWO7qtci— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 23, 2017 2:03PM Match preview What is it? Manchester United travel to Southampton trying to extend their unbeaten start to the Premier League season.  When is it? The match is on Saturday afternoon. What time is kick-off? The action at St Mary's gets under way at 3pm.  What TV channel is it on? The game is not available to watch live on television due to the three o'clock blackout, so Southampton and United fans should return here for our live blog that will follow every kick.  What is the team news? Defender Virgil van Dijk could make his first start in eight months against United, following a summer of endless speculation about his future. The Holland international, who had been unavailable after suffering a serious foot injury in January and then handing in a transfer request, made his first-team return as a substitute against Crystal Palace last weekend. Defender Matt Targett is a doubt with an ankle problem but Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who missed the game against Palace due to the birth of his daughter, is back in contention. Pick your Southampton team to face Manchester United Marcos Rojo and Paul Pogba are United's major first-team absentees. The France midfielders is expected to be out for at least two months after tearing his hamstring against Basel in the Champions League.  Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial have both excelled on the left flank of United's attack, and will be battling it out for a starting spot at Southampton. Axel Tuanzebe is still nursing a back problem while Zlatan Ibrahimovic continues his rehabilitation from a knee ligament injury.  Pick your Manchester United team to face Southampton What are they saying? Mauricio Pellegrino:  When we play against the biggest team in the world, it allows us to draw some conclusions about how we are. This is for me the nice challenge and we have to strive for this. Playing against Manchester United is one of the most beautiful things. I will live this opportunity, I will live this game, and now we have to try to enjoy this game. Jose Mourinho:  It is very difficult but it means it will be easier later. If we play now CSKA in Moscow and Benfica in Lisbon then later we will play at Old Trafford. If we have consecutive matches away, it means later we will play them at Old Trafford so I am never too worried. The number of matches in the league is going to be the same. If we cannot win we try to get points and then try to compensate with good form at home. Jose Mourinho will be pleased with United's progress this season Credit: AFP What does the table look like?  What are the odds? Southampton 9/2 Man Utd 10/13 Draw 9/4 Best-priced accumulators | New customer offers What's our prediction? Are United really as good as three 4-0 wins suggest? That is the question to be answered over the coming weeks, starting with a trip to a competent Southampton team. Under Mauricio Pellegrino, they are still struggling for goals but Steven Davis, Mario Lemina and Oriol Romeu are a fine midfield trio who will test a United team missing Pogba in this area. Lemina, a summer signing from Juventus, was particularly impressive in Southampton's win at Crystal Palace. This will be United's hardest league match so far, but we fancy one of their attacking substitutes to make the difference.  Verdict: Southampton 1 Man Utd 2