Manchester United slipped to third in the Premier League as they were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Southampton at Old Trafford.

Jose Mourinho's side also lost striker Romelu Lukaku to a serious-looking head injury as they were forced to settle for a point for a third game in succession.

The hosts had a strong penalty appeal turned down and had a late Paul Pogba goal disallowed for offside, but Saints arguably deserved a point for their resilience.

Before he went off after a nasty clash of heads with Wesley Hoedt, Lukaku headed over a glorious early chance for United, while Jesse Lingard also put a header narrowly wide.

It was another bad day at the office for Man United (
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Lingard also appeared to be frustrated by the hand of Maya Yoshida in the box, but nothing was given by referee Craig Pawson.

Here, we rate the players on both sides...

Manchester United

De Gea 7

Two excellent stops saved his side from embarrassment

Young 6

Offered a good attacking threat from full-back but faces ban

Jones 7

Reliable if unspectacular at centre back

Lindelof 6

Not always comfortable up against Shane Long

Victor Lindelof didn't have the best evening (
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Shaw 7

Continues to improve having looked set to leave

Pogba 6

Has struggled since his return from suspension and this was no different

Matic 6

Taken off not a moment too soon as he tired in midfield

Mata 7

Worked hard but didn't get the support he needed from his teammates

Lingard 6

Missed a good chance to score and could have had a penalty

Mkhitaryan 5

Failed to take his chance to impress Mourinho

Henrikh Mkhitaryan did not impress on a rare start (
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Lukaku 5

Suffered a worrying head injury

Subs: Rashford 6 (14), Martial 6 (Mkhitaryan 65).

Subs not used: Rojo, Blind, Romero, Herrera, Tuanzebe.

SOUTHAMPTON (4-4-1-1): McCarthy 6; Stephens 6, Yoshida 7, Hoedt 7, McQueen 6; Ward-Prowse 7, Hojbjerg 6, Romeu 7, Boufal 8; Tadic 6; Long 6. Subs: Gabbiadini 5 (Long 80), Lemina 5 (Tadic 82), Redmond 5 (Boufal 85).

Subs: Davis, Pied, Bednarek, Forster.