Manchester United vs Southampton Premier League LIVE: Jose Mourinho set for home bow with Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic set to feature
£109million-man Paul Pogba set for second debut, while Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan all set to make first Old Trafford appearance
MANCHESTER UNITED host Southampton in the weekend's first kick-off... On Friday night.
For only the ninth time in history - mostly made up of Boxing Day clashes - the Premier League will see some end-of-work-week action at Old Trafford.
And it looks set to be a cracker... Here are just a few of the major talking points.
- Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba all set to make Old Trafford debuts... Pogba for his second stint of course.
- Southampton won this fixture last season 1-0, as substitute Charlie Austin netted within seven minutes of his debut.
- The clash in Manchester is the first of TEN televised Friday Night Football clashes to be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
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9.55: That was a fun FNF wasn't it? Don't forget, you can see match highlights including clips of Zlatan's double on the Sun GOALS app. Meantime, we'll see you back here tomorrow for more live Premier League action. Goodnight!
9.54: It was a comfortable night for United who swatted Southampton aside without ever hitting the heights. The good news is that Zlatan and Pogba looked very tasty indeed. So two wins in two for Jose Mourinho - whisper it quietly, but United appear to be back.