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Dimitar Berbatov and Matt Le Tissier in action in game to mark 50th anniversary of 1976 FA Cup final

Star name: Dimitar Berbatov starts up front for Manchester United Legends against Southampton

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Southampton vs Manchester United Legends LIVE!

A team of Manchester United legends heads to St Mary’s this afternoon to take on their Southampton counterparts. Saturday’s friendly fixture on the south coast is a special anniversary match to mark 50 years since the famous 1976 FA Cup final, when the Saints stunned heavy favourites United 1-0 at the old Wembley Stadium thanks to a contentious second-half goal from the late Bobby Stokes.

It remains the only major trophy ever won by Southampton and their most famous day. Dimitar Berbatov, Louis Saha, Antonio Valencia, Ronny Johnsen and Wes Brown are just some of the former United favourites in action today, while Southampton’s squad list includes the likes of Matt Le Tissier, Francis Benali and Rickie Lambert.

We could be in for an enthralling game with so many former stars eager to roll back the years, with United’s legends having been involved in some thrillers in recent years - most notably against Celtic, to whom they lost on penalties in back-to-back years after entertaining contests at both Old Trafford and Celtic Park with Wayne Rooney among those to have donned the red shirt once more. Follow Southampton vs Manchester United Legends live below!

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38 mins: Still Valencia is by far United’s biggest threat, but he can’t pick out Campbell in the box.

Campbell then can’t connect with a decent cross from the left.

United need to get Berbatov into the game far more.

4 minutes ago

34 mins: Benali is having a tough old first half against Valencia, to put it mildly.

The best player on the pitch by an absolute mile so far.

5 minutes ago

32 mins: Simpson delivers a super cross from the United left intended for Campbell, but it’s flicked away.

Webber looks to spring them forward again on the counter-attack, but he’s caught Wanyama and the referee blows for a free-kick.

8 minutes ago

30 mins: The game has entered a lull as we tick past the half-hour mark at St Mary’s.

Van der Gouw races out to thwart a dangerous-looking Saints attack.

10 minutes ago

27 mins: Webber feeds Valencia, who gets into the box and is felled by Svensson, who also handballs it.

Two absolute stonewall penalties in one and the referee gives nothing!

Wow. United are furious - and with good reason.

13 minutes ago

25 mins: Valencia finds Bardsley on the overlap down United’s right flank and his cross loops over Forecast and hits the base of the post!

Southampton break quickly and Lambert’s cross is diverted wide by Surman.

16 minutes ago

22 mins: That didn’t look good for Saha and he limps off. Such a shame.

United are forced to introduce one of their three outfield substitutes already as Campbell does indeed enter the fray, joining Berbatov in attack.

17 minutes ago

20 mins: Gibson’s hopeful effort for United is easily saved by Forecast.

Now Saha pulls off a nice turn outside the Southampton box, but his ankle gives way underneath him as he looks to shoot.

He stays down in pain and is actually clutching his right thigh.

An early entrance for Fraizer Campbell?

20 minutes ago

17 mins: Some of the squad numbers on both sides this afternoon are the same, which is confusing at times.

Good work from Valencia again and United force a couple of corners in quick succession, taken by Bardsley.

Nothing doing, though the first caused problems for Svensson.

25 minutes ago

13 mins: Deadlock broken against the run of play at St Mary’s!

Bardsley is in no man’s land as the ball is swept out left to Surman, with Barnard then nipping in front of his marker and across goal to steer in the cross.

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