Manchester United 2-0 Southampton: result and report

Premier League · Friday 19 August 2016

Result

Manchester United 2-0 Southampton

Premier League · Friday 19 August 2016, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Manchester United 2-0 Southampton: match report

Manchester United beat Southampton 2-0 in the Premier League on Friday 19 August 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Zlatan Ibrahimović opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Zlatan Ibrahimović (36') and Zlatan Ibrahimović (52', penalty). Southampton did not score.

Neither side received a card.

Manchester United went on to finish that season 6th with 69 points, and Southampton 8th with 46.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Southampton in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Paul Pogba of Manchester United (8.3), level with Zlatan Ibrahimović (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 2 for Southampton.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Goal · Zlatan IbrahimovićManchester United · 1-0
  • 52'Penalty goal · Zlatan IbrahimovićManchester United · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 6, draws 2, Southampton 2.

Team news

Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly, Daley Blind, Luke Shaw, Marouane Fellaini, Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Wayne Mark Rooney, Anthony Martial, Zlatan Ibrahimović

Southampton line-up (4-3-1-2)

Fraser Forster, Cédric Soares, Virgil van Dijk, José Fonte, Matt Targett, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Oriol Romeu, Steven Davis, Dusan Tadic, Nathan Redmond, Shane Long