For Manchester United, the goals are raining down. In their eight matches played so far this season, Jose Mourinho's team have rattled in 24 strikes, a total that dwarfs the return of their past four campaigns.
By this point in 2013-14 and 2015-16, United had scored 14 goals, and in 2014-15 and 2016-17 they had notched just 13. Wednesday's 4-1 defeat of Burton Albion reminded that Marcus Rashford, a scorer of two goals, is a striker by calling, though he plays on the wing to serve Romelu Lukaku in the Premier League.
Anthony Martial, who notched one for himself, was even better Wednesday, and United fans are beginning to wonder when Mourinho might throw off the shackles and try an attacking trio of Lukaku, Martial and Rashford together. Southampton have scored in only two matches this season, and hung on a little during last week's 1-0 victory over scoreless Crystal Palace, but will probably not be the opponent Mourinho tries that trio against. The other end of the pitch, where United have conceded three all season, remains just as important to him, and with Manchester City expected to beat Crystal Palace, he is unlikely to take chances.
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