Premiership · Matchday 15
Southampton v Manchester United
1–2
HT 1–1
Manchester United beat Southampton 2–1 at St Marys Stadium on Monday 8th December 2014 in the Premiership. Robin van Persie (12', 71') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 12' Robin van Persie 0–1
- 18' Jonny Evans for Smalling
- 31' Graziano Pelle 1–1
- 33' Ander Herrera for McNair
- Half Time 1–1
- 71' Robin van Persie Assist: Wayne Rooney 1–2
- 89' Sadio Mane
- 89' Sadio Mané
- 89' Darren Fletcher for Mata
- 90' Jose Miguel Fonte
- 90' José Fonte
- 90' Wayne Rooney
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Robin van Persie's brace took him to 6 in 2014-2015 and 53 for United.
Starting XI
Player
20 Robin van Persie 12', 71'
Southampton Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
2 Nathaniel Clyne RB
3 Maya Yoshida CD-L
6 José Fonte CD-R
7 Shane Long AM-R
8 Steven Davis RM
10 Sadio Mané AM-L
11 Dusan Tadic AM
12 Victor Wanyama LM
19 Graziano Pellè F ⚽
21 Ryan Bertrand LB
23 Fraser Forster G
Substitutes
1 Kelvin Davis
5 Florin Gardos
24 Emmanuel Mayuka on
27 Lloyd Isgrove
28 Harrison Reed
33 Matt Targett
42 Jake Hesketh on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Louis van Gaal
Manchester United
OPP
Ronald Koeman
Southampton
Match Information
Man Utd
3-4-1-2
Formation
Southampton
4-3-3
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 115 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 115 times: 60W 30D 25L.
30 Jan 2013 W 2–1 PL 19 Oct 2013 D 1–1 PL 11 May 2014 D 1–1 PL
8 Dec 2014 W 2–1 This match
11 Jan 2015 L 0–1 PL 20 Sep 2015 W 3–2 PL 23 Jan 2016 L 0–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →