Man United beat Southampton 3-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium

Manchester United defeated Southampton 3-0 away from home, as that was their 1^st victory in the EPL in a visit this season. The key to the victory happened in the last 12 minutes of the 1^st half.

The most crucial thing in the match came in the 33^rd minute when Cameron Archer missed a penalty, and that resulted in a shock for the home side as only 2 minutes later, the Red Devils secured the lead after Matthijs de Ligt netted his 1^st goal for his new team after an assist from the captain Bruno Fernandes.

Job done on the south coast 👏💙#MUFC || #SOUMUN

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 14, 2024

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Marcus Rashford, who has been crucially criticized since the beginning of the new season, scored his 1st goal in the EPL this campaign to double the Red Devils’ lead in the 41^st minute after Amad Diallo’s assist.

In the 2^nd half, Erik ten Hag’s side didn’t take any risks as the priority for them was to keep the 2-goal lead, and they did it successfully.

The home team finished the match with 10 players after a red card in the 79th minute as Alejandro Garnacho, who entered from the bench, scored in the extra time to make the victory classical – 3-0.

The Saints lost all of their opening 4 matches in the Premier League since the beginning of the season, while Manchester United are with 6 points after 2 wins and 2 defeats.