League Cup · Final
Manchester United v Southampton
3–2
HT 2–1
Manchester United beat Southampton 3–2 at Wembley (N) on Sunday 26th February 2017 in the League Cup. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (19', 87') and Jesse Lingard (38') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 18' Oriol Romeu
- 18' Unknown
- 19' Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1–0
- 24' Ander Herrera
- 24' Ander Herrera
- 38' Jesse Lingard Assist: Marcos Rojo 2–0
- 40' Jack Stephens
- 41' Jesse Lingard
- 41' Jesse Lingard
- 45' Michael Carrick for Mata
- 45+1' Manolo Gabbiadini Assist: James Ward-Prowse 2–1
- Half Time 2–1
- 48' Manolo Gabbiadini 2–2
- 56' Nathan Redmond
- 77' Marcus Rashford for Lingard
- 87' Zlatan Ibrahimovic Assist: Ander Herrera 3–2
- 90' Marouane Fellaini for Martial
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 25th goal for United in all competitions.
- A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Jesse Lingard's 4th goal of 2016-2017, and his 10th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Michael Carrick
45' for Mata
Marcus Rashford
77' for Lingard
Marouane Fellaini
90' for Martial
Southampton Lineup
4-4-1-1
Starting XI
1 Fraser Forster G
2 Cédric RB
3 Maya Yoshida CD-L
8 Steven Davis CM-L
11 Dusan Tadic RCF
14 Oriol Romeu CM-R
16 James Ward-Prowse RM
20 Manolo Gabbiadini F ⚽⚽
21 Ryan Bertrand LB
22 Nathan Redmond LM
24 Jack Stephens CD-R
Substitutes
7 Shane Long on
9 Jay Rodríguez on
12 Martín Cáceres
19 Sofiane Boufal on
23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
38 Sam McQueen
40 Mouez Hassen
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Claude Puel
Southampton
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Southampton
4-4-1-1
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 120 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 120 times: 63W 30D 27L.
20 Sep 2015 W 3–2 PL 23 Jan 2016 L 0–1 PL 19 Aug 2016 W 2–0 PL
26 Feb 2017 W 3–2 This match
17 May 2017 D 0–0 PL 23 Sep 2017 W 1–0 PL 30 Dec 2017 D 0–0 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 →