southampton vs manchester EEE

Hi guys,
so I know there has been threads on this before however I need more information/opinions.
So I have offers from: Bristol, UCL, Manchester and Southampton for Electrical and Electronic Engineering and was having a hard time deciding between Southampton and Manchester.
1) I know that Manchester has a stronger reputation worldwide wheras Southampton has a stronger reputation in the UK and so was wondering which affects me more as I am planning to work in the UK as a graduate maybe but then probably move to somewhere like Australia and so if I chose Southampton, do you think foreign companies in places like Australia or Germany would have a good impression of Southampton for engineers or would they definetly prefer a Manchester graduate?
Which uni will lead to better career prospects considering I might work abroad?
2) I prefer Southampton's campus wheras I also prefer Manchester as a city, which do you think affects me more as a student?
any further info on the two or any of the unis I mentioned would be well appreciated,
Thanks!

Manchester might give you a slight edge abroad as it's more well known than Southampton but like a10 said, most employers aren't going to care all that much. In the UK, it will make next to no difference which you go to from a job perspective, they're both pretty much in the top 5 for EEE. Focus more on the courses themselves, the universities and their facilities, and the cities.

I'm currently studying EEE at Manchester so if you have any specific questions about it, feel free to ask.

Yea so I haven't visited Manchester or the uni and so I haven't really gave them a chance to sell it out, so do you like the campus? how are the sports facilities ? and the engineering building and facilities? do you get many chances to link up with engineering firms?
also is the city modern? as in the infrastructure/buildings ?

I do like the campus, yeah. It's a good mix of having most things together in the same place but still being part of that actual city. Admittedly, the engineering campus can feel slightly isolated and neglected compared to the main one. It's still nice though, particularly the Sackville Street Building. The university is also planning to move all the engineering schools down to the main campus by 2020, which means fancy new buildings.

I don't really use them but the sports facilities seem to be quite good. There are three sports centres, two on the main campus and one next to the Fallowfield accommodation.

The engineering facilities are good, although it's hard to compare it to other universities as I haven't seen them. The labs where you do most of your practical sessions are sponsored by National Instruments and there are some more fancy labs like the Dalton Nuclear Institute research laboratory and the molecular beam epitaxy lab. We also have the largest high voltage lab in the UK, which is sponsored by the National Grid.

Manchester has really good links with industry so yes, there's plenty of chances to link up with engineering firms. The EEE department has a lot of involvement with National Instruments and the National Grid, as I mentioned, plus there are a lot of careers fairs featuring companies from a wide range of fields.

The city is quite modern, yes, but it has a nice mixture of old buildings as well. It's a really great place to live, there are always things going on and stuff to do but at the same time, it's compact enough to make travelling around fairly easy. It's also got good transport links to other cities like Liverpool, Birmingham and London.

ok so can someone tell me some reasons to go Southampton instead?