Manchester United one of the very popular football clubs showcased an awesome performance and defeated Southampton with a record braking performance. The men in RED scored 9 goals in the match and offered a perfect treat for their fans. It is also worth mentioning that the victory is one of the biggest wins in the Premier League and this is happening for the second time in history. So without any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Manchester United vs Southampton.
As I mentioned above, Manchester United equals the club’s 1995 9-0 win over Ipswich Town and Southampton’s defeat by the same scoreline.
It was a horrible outing for Southampton as they got a blow in the early stage of the game. The referee took the red card from his pocket and awarded the same to Alexandre Jankewitz and another blow came when the defender Jan Bednarek was going back with a red card and the team had to play with 9 men.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka scored the first goal for Manchester United ahead in the 18th minute, Marcus Rashford added the second in the 25th minute of the match and Bednarek’s own goal, before Edinson Cavani headed the fourth in the 39th minute. That means United had a 4-0 lead in the first half.
Things didn’t change for Southampton in the second half too, as Martial blasted the fifth goal from a tight angle after 69 minutes and two minutes later McTominay made the scoreline 6-0.
Having said that, Martial scored twice in the game and the same happened in the final minute of normal time and Dan James made it nine in stoppage time.
Manchester United is at the second position on the points table and they secured 44 points in the league.
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