One of the presentations I saw on social media: 14 of Southampton's 24 Premier League games this season will have players physically overwhelmed at the fitness point, and then the coach will beckon the players to recharge. I don't have running distance data, but there are data on the frequency of compression, Southampton have averaged 3714 pressures this season, ppda 11.6, and formed 37 shots on goal through high pressure in the front, second only to Liverpool.
60 to 70 minutes is the fitness node of Southampton, in other words, Southampton runs harder than Leeds United. The style of Manchester United's opponents in the past two games, Brighton and Southampton, may be what Manchester United should look like.
