#SaintsFC #MUFC #MUFC #EFLCup #EFLCupFinal ⚽, Tonight I could not be prouder to be a #saintsfc fan and employee. But, thereafter, both Pogba, and United woke up, and hit back with two goals in three minutes. They have played a good United team, and battered them. Fine defending. The frontman cuts inside from the left and drills a low shot wide of the left post. And a very special one it is too! All rights reserved. Great backing from Saints as part of that. Saints send on Obafemi for Romeu. We leave the last word to the supporters, who describe what this afternoon's cup final means to them. Paul Pogba is starting to pay back his world record £89million transfer fee with good showings. Chris Smalling in action at centre-half for United against Saint-Etienne in midweek. Ward-Prowse's low cross from the right is turned in at the near post by Gabbiadini, whose effort counts this time! Southampton and Manchester United take to the Wembley pitch to a wall of noise from around the ground. With the star names on show for United, this will be tough for Davis, but a time for him to show he can handle it. Manchester United 2-2 Southampton (Gabbiadini 48), Half time: Manchester United 2-1 Southampton, GOAL! Redmond feints and shimmies, drives past Matic down the inside-left and flashes a left-foot shot that was arrowing towards the top right corner. Haha. They have a resilience that wasn’t there a few months ago. Saints begin the first of three minutes of added time with a pair of JW-P corners that Manchester United defend, one of them competently, the second more riskily but there's no damage and when the long diagonal is hit from right to left for Ings peeling off the back post, there's too much iron on it and the ball sails into touch. On his day, Tadic can destroy a team, which United will remember when his winner condemned them to defeat at Old Trafford in January 2016. Martial receives a thick air in an aerial challenge with  Stephens. Substitutes Gunn, Vestergaard, Long, Obafemi, Hojbjerg, Smallbone, Vokins, Danso, Ferry. Bertrnad gets on the end of Boufal's pass to cross low, but Long can't quite get on the end of it as United concede a corner. After the players take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter, Southampton kick off, playing right to left. Oriol Romeu spoke with broadcasters on arrival at Wembley about what he expects from today's final. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Manchester United), Assistant referees:[1] The red machine is spluttering: Engine room misfires, No 2 keeper short-circuits, high line exposes... Everton complete loan move for Roma goalkeeper Robin Olsen as Carlo Ancelotti eyes increased competition for... Manchester United's move for Ousmane Dembele is OFF with Barcelona only interested in a transfer instead of... 'It is time for them to return the opportunity and let him go': Sergio Romero's wife hits out at Manchester... Atletico Madrid confirm signing of Lucas Torreira from Arsenal on a season-long loan. Ward-Prowse's cross is deflected behind after Redmond's running created the space. De Gea probably had it covered behind him but even so, that was another close shave. Shane Long recalls the moment he sealed Southampton's passage to the EFL Cup final. Southampton's FA Cup winning boss of '76 would love nothing more than to see Saints beat Manchester United in a Wembley final again, just like his side did 41 years ago. Zlatan speaks “That was nice. Bertrand celebrates after scoring for Southampton at Arsenal in the EFL Cup quarter-final. Jul 2020, 20:00 [10] In the next round they drew Premier League Sunderland at home. 84 min Ibrahimovic plays a cute reverse pass to Rashford, who whacks a low shot towards goal from a very tight angle on the left side of the box. Why Cavani & Telles Won’t Save Manchester United! Mamma mia Manolo, mamma mia #saintsfc #EFLCupFinal @SouthamptonFC, Romeu wins the ball back from Ibrahimović and then Cédric slides clear as Saints successfully break up United's hold on the ball. Hear from Ron Arthur, the man who drove the team bus in 1979 and now works at the club within the kit and equipment department, about his journey with the club. They can now make that six. They keep smothering United's defence who can't play it out. Southampton's most famous win over Manchester United to-date  however, remains this one from 1976 in the FA Cup final. | Romeu slides into a tackle with Shaw but the ball drifts too far upfield for Ings to benefit. Manolo Gabbiadini discusses his incredible first month with Southampton. Tammy Abraham, Jadon Sancho and Ben Chilwell ruled OUT of Wales clash after Covid 'Rule... 'Dreams do come true': Sevilla steal the limelight at the end of transfer deadline day as they announce... 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They were excellent for long periods and dragged United back into the game after Southampton had capitalised on an error by Paul Pogba but their wastefulness in the second half would prove costly. Watch Matt Le Tissier score his first two goals for Southampton in their 1986 League Cup victory over Manchester United. #saintsfc. 72 min Carrick has done a superb job defensively but there’s not much he can do about the threat on the flanks. Mourinho's men get some time on the ball to try and contain Saints for a few minutes. Sharp intake of breath from Neville G when the ref does not issue a card. Rashford uses Martial as a decoy - not that Martial is thrilled not to be played in, thinking he was in the better position, to belt a 25-yard dipping shot that flies into the side-netting. MATCH INFO - Manchester United vs Southampton Highlights Start date 13. The defender runs back and slides in to make an impeccable challenge on Lingard to concede a corner. 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Saints receive a huge roar from the Southampton supporters as the game prepares to restart. Oooooof effort that from JWP. Fraser Forster makes a save from Emre Can during Southampton's semi-final with Liverpool. Richard West (East Yorkshire) They've deserved something from the game. 71 min United get a free-kick on the right wing. They are the embodiment of their all action manager, Ralph Hasenhuttl, and came into this full of confidence after taking 10 points from 15 since the restart. United just can’t get into the game at all, which is a strange thing to say after 68 minutes, and when they were 2-0 up at one stage. The frontman wins possession back on the left side and looks to get a shot on target, but it's deflected wide. Danny Ings needs one  more goal in the final three games to become the first Southampton striker to score 20 in a top-flight season since James Beattie in 2003 and if they opt for 4-4-2 again which brings out the best in their defensive midfielders as well as their forwards, he has a decent chance of getting there tonight. We've gone for 4-2-3-1 here, but if Mourinho opts for a 4-3-2-1, Pogba could play as a left midfielder in the middle three.