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title: "Predicted XI: Southampton (H)"
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published: "2016-08-18T18:29:23Z"
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# Predicted XI: Southampton (H)

Manchester United are looking to build on a promising start when they take on Southampton in the first regular Friday night fixture of the new Premier League season.

José Mourinho’s men looked relatively slick in the second half at Dean Court last weekend as they eventually won 3-1 over Bournemouth and now they welcome Claude Puel’s side to Old Trafford as they look to continue the bright start to the Mourinho era.

They are plenty of selection dilemmas for Mourinho heading into this encounter. Chris Smalling and Jesse Lingard have both returned from suspension and injury respectively, while Paul Pogba is poised to make his second debut for United – with the boss indicating that the Frenchman will definitely play a part tomorrow night.

The main question is – will the trio go straight into the starting lineup or will the likes of Eric Bailly, Ander Herrera and Juan Mata keep their places after impressive performances on the South coast last weekend?

Here’s our predicted eleven for tomorrow’s clash: