Man Utd V Southampton at Old Trafford : Match Preview

Man Utd V Southampton - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Paul Pogba could make Manchester United debutJose Mourinho could hand Paul Pogba his first appearance since his world-record transfer to Manchester United was completed when Southampton visit Old Trafford.The 23-year-old, who became the world's most expensive footballer when he sealed an B#89miillion return to Old Trafford, missed the start of the season through suspension and has only been training with his new club for 11 days after an extended break at the end of his Euro 2016 excursion.However, Mourinho is confident he is in a condition to face the Saints, even if he is unlikely to last the 90 minutes."We played with some players against Leicester (in the Community Shield) with less training than Paul," the Portuguese said."We had guys coming back from the Euros, who were on holidays, had one week of training and they played against Leicester, not at the top of their game, not ready for 90 minutes but they played and performed and it was a good way for them to accelerate that process. In this moment they are in the building-up process of their form."Paul has been training for more than a week, around 10, 11 days, adaptation is really easy because he is a boy from here, he knows the club, he knows everybody. There's no need for time to adapt."He needs time to build his condition and his understanding in the way the team tries to play. Yes, he's ready to play. Ninety minutes? I don't believe. Super performance? I don't believe. But in condition to accelerate his process of integration in the team, that's for sure."Mourinho also confirmed that Jesse Lingard, who was not in the squad for the win at Bournemouth last week, is free of injury while Chris Smalling returns from suspension.Saints are seeking their third consecutive victory at Old Trafford, claiming a shock win in last season's corresponding fixture when Charlie Austin scored the winner in his first game in a Southampton shirt.But Claude Puel's side will come up against a new-look Manchester United outfit, boasting the likes of Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.When asked if he and his coaching staff will analyse those recent victories, Frenchman Puel responded: "No, I look at just their two last games against Leicester and Bournemouth."Their players have changed, their manager has changed and Southampton's view of this team has changed."They have made a good start to the season."I don't know (if my players will have memories) but my players will be ready for the game and I hope they can improve step by step for the future."Against Watford I didn't like the first half because we didn't play our game but the second half you can see another team and we improved and played our game."

Source: PAR