Southampton v Man United: How to watch the PL from anywhere in the world

Southampton v Manchester United live stream, Sky Sports, Sunday 22 August, 2pm BST

Manchester United will be looking to make it two wins from two at the start of the Premier League season when they take on Southampton.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's began the campaign in perfect fashion, thrashing Leeds 5-1 at Old Trafford. Manchester United beat the same opposition 6-2 at the same stadium last term, and they once again exploited Leeds' open defensive structure and man-marking system to emerge victorious. Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick but was arguably overshadowed by Paul Pogba, who provided four assists to equal a Premier League record.

There has once again been plenty of speculation surrounding Pogba's future this summer, with PSG continuing to sniff around a player who is out of contract next summer. But the France international cannot be accused of taking his eye off the ball. Solskjaer will hope that, regardless of where he ends up next term, Pogba will deliver his best season yet at Old Trafford in 2021/22.

Southampton took the lead in their opening fixture, as new signing Adam Armstrong capitalised on an error from Everton defender Michael Keane to fire his team ahead. But the Toffees regrouped and scored three times before the final whistle, leaving Saints empty-handed.

This could be a difficult season for Ralph Hasenhuttl, whose squad has been weakened by the exits of Danny Ings, Jannik Vestergaard and Ryan Bertrand. There was some more positive news this week, though, as the club announced that James Ward-Prowse has signed a new five-year deal.

Jadon Sancho is in line for their first competitive start for United, but Raphael Varane is not yet ready to feature. Eric Bailly could be fit enough for the bench, but Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Dean Henderson and Phil Jones are all out.

Southampton have few injury concerns ahead of Sunday's game. Will Smallbone is on the comeback trail after tearing his ACL, while Sam McQueen's career is in doubt with a long-term knee injury.

Kick-off is at 2pm BST and the game is being shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event the UK.

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VPN guide

Use a VPN to watch Premier league football from outside your country

If you’re out of the country for a round of Premier League fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch Steve Bruce’s extra-red face without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.

But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.

There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:

UK TV rights

How to watch Premier League live streams for UK subscribers

Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2021/22.

US TV rights

How to watch Premier League live streams for US subscribers

NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season, with other matches split between NBCSN channel, CNBC and the over-the-air NBC broadcast channel. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.

Head back to our VPN advice so you can take advantage when you're out of the country.

Canada TV rights

How to watch Premier League live streams for Canadian subscribers

DAZN subscribers can watch every single Premier League game in 2021/22 – and it gets better. After a one-month free trial, you'll only have to pay a rolling $20-a-month fee, or make it an annual subscription of $150.

The broadcaster also has all the rights to Champions League and Europa League games in Canada, too.

Want in while you're out of Canada? Scroll back up and check out the VPN offers above.

Australia TV rights

How to watch Premier League live streams for Australian subscribers

Optus Sport are offering every game of the Premier League season for just $14.99/month for non-subscribers, which you can get via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.

To take advantage while you're not Down Under, follow the VPN advice towards the top of this page.

New Zealand TV rights

How to watch a Premier League live stream for New Zealand subscribers

Spark Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League – for $24.99 a month, after a seven-day free trial.

It's also available via web browsers, Apple/Android devices, Google Chromecast and some Samsung TVs, and Apple TV and Smart TV compatibility new for this season.

Check out our VPN deals to watch when you’re not in New Zealand.

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