Man Utd players board plane for Southampton… but MAN CITY jet cuts in front of rivals!

But the plane had to wait until Manchester City’s jet got out of the way first!

United are currently 14 points off Premier League leaders City in the battle for the title.

Manager Jose Mourinho seems resigned to fight it out for a top-four finish this season – although the Red Devils are languishing seven points behind THAT spot too.

United flew down to Southampton today as they prepare for tomorrow’s 5.30pm kick off on the south coast.

The players were snapped walking to the aircraft, wearing their United training kit.

And the Manchester United jet was still on its stand as a City plane rumbled by.

The plane was notably smaller than United’s carrier – it is not known who was in the aircraft.

Manchester City themselves are at home this weekend, hosting Bournemouth in a 3pm Saturday kick-off at the Etihad.

Earlier today Mourinho discussed the Saints clash and confirmed Alexis Sanchez has been ruled out for the next six weeks.

He told reporters: “No scans yet.

“But the player is experienced, the player knows what the injury is and also from the top of my experience, just the painful scream and the way the injury happened I know it’s going to be for a long time.

“Is not the little muscular injury that in one week or 10 days the player is ready, is for me and also for Alexis, the feelings before the scans is that the grade is different than the Lindelof one and the Lindelof one was not an easy one so I think Alexis has what I used to call an aggressive muscular injury.”