From almost 0-1 to 2-0 in 10 minutes, this is how it was Manchester United He beat the Southampton, in what was a 3-0 victory at St. Mary’s Stadium, for the fourth date of the Premier League.
Matthijs de Ligt scores United’s 1-0 lead at St. Mary’s Stadium AP
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It was not a great first half for Erik Ten Hag’s team, nor did they dominate their opponents, but they did have more possession of the ball and dared to try their luck at goal enough to make Aaron Ramsdale the figure of the period.
But it took more than half an hour for the match to get interesting: At 31, Diogo Dalot committed an unnecessary foul on Tyler Dibling in the area and the referee awarded a penalty to Soton. Cameron Archer took charge of the shot, but André Onana saved United by saving it. And that seems to have provided the boost that the Red Devils needed.
Just three minutes later, Bruno’s precise cross arrived for Matthijs de Ligt to score the 1-0. And the visitors became even more emboldened, so, before half-time, at 41, from the corner, Dalot returned it back to Marcus Rashford, who fired a shot into the corner, slightly off target, which caught Ramsdale off guard and with no chance of preventing the 2-0.
The second half was all about the visitors, who despite a clear dominance, were unable to turn the victory into a rout until the end. Shortly before, in the 79th minute, Southampton were reduced to 10 men, after Jack Stephens was sent off for a harsh foul on Alejandro Garnachowho came on in the 73rd minute in place of Rashford, and was the one who sealed the 3-0 in the sixth minute of added time.
A victory that gives Ten Hag some breathing room after consecutive defeats to Brighton and in the derby against Liverpool. Meanwhile, the Saints have fallen a little further in the table, where they are second to last.
