For those of us of a certain age, there are nostalgic
echoes of 1976, when Lawrie McMenemy's Southampton, from the old
Second Division, upset the odds at Wembley against Tommy Docherty's
United. Candidates for Bobby Stokes's matchwinning role this time?
What price another midfielder, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the
17-year-old they are calling the new Theo Walcott? Look out, too,
for Guilherme do Prado, a 19-year-old Brazilian striker signed from
Fiorentina last summer, who scored against Blackpool in the last
round. United are without Edwin van der Sar, rested after
announcing his forthcoming retirement, and three of their regular
back four: Rafael da Silva, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra.
Joe Lovejoy
Venue St Mary's
Ref M Atkinson
Odds S'thampton 7-1 Man Utd 5-11 Draw 37-10
Head to head Southampton 25 Man Utd 56 Draws
28
Probable
starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph:
Graphic
Subs from
Bialkowski, Martin, Butterfield, Dixon, Seaborne, Barnard,
Hammond, Lallana, Gobern, Connolly
Doubtful
Hammond, Lallana
Subs from
Kuszczak, Brown, Smalling, Owen, Anderson, Gibson, Hernández,
Giggs, Scholes, Bébé
Doubtful
Carrick
Southampton's only FA
Cup win over United came in the 1976 final.
United have lost one (to Leeds, last season) of their last 36 Cup
matches against lower league teams.
