If you start both of them together and you don’t score FIVE or more goals, hold me accountable”: Erik ten Hag informed TWO players he must start against Southampton if he truly wants to win the match.

Even though one of Manchester United’s players is “struggling at the moment,” Paul Merson has picked two players to start the Premier League encounter against Southampton.
After losing two of their first three games of the season, United travels to St. Mary’s on Saturday, and Erik ten Hag is already under fire.

It is therefore critical to secure the three points, especially given that this is ostensibly one of their easiest games of the entire season.

Southampton’s return to the Premier League has gone poorly, with no points and only one goal in three games. They are currently ranked 19th in the standings.

Nonetheless, the Saints will believe they can win this match because United has only scored twice this season due to a misfiring and injury-plagued forward line, with Marcus Rashford garnering the most criticism from fans and analysts.

Despite starting the first three games, the England international has failed to score a single goal. Ten Hag was heckled by the crowd as he replaced Alejandro Garnahco in the 3-0 loss to Liverpool.

Despite Marcus Rashford’s current struggles, Merson believes he deserves another shot, telling Sportskeeda: “He still gets into my team.”

I would definitely start him in this match. Additionally, you must start with Joshua Zirkzee.

But Ten Hag needs to figure out who his best team is right away. The fact that we still don’t know how Manchester United will line up against Southampton is a significant concern.

Ten Hag faces a challenge because his team is playing in the early kickoff on Saturday after only returning from international duty on Thursday. That suggests they will only have one Friday session before departing.