Two shots at 5′ give Manchester United the wind

In a little, the Manchester United won at Saint Mary’s Stadium and took three points worth their weight in gold after a three-game winless run that had thrown many into doubt at the start of the Premier League season. With two strikes in five minutes from 35′ to 40′, Ten Hag’s team sealed a match that only went well when archer he missed a penalty for Southampton that changed everything. De Ligt (35′) and Rashford (40′) they spoiled the brilliant minutes of the local team with two goals that left the game almost closed before the break. With one minute left, Garnacho put the icing on the cake.

In Casemiro and Grenache on the bench of substitutes, the first half was a recital of a Southampton who put the football and the best chances until the first half hour. doubleWalker-Peters, Sugawara, Ugochukwu… They all put the goal that Onana defended into trouble. Dibling, the ‘Saints’ youth player and English under-18 international, had a brilliant shot in the 7th minute and produced a penalty in the 30th minute which Archer failed to capitalize on. Onana He saved a shot that wasn’t strong and wasn’t well placed.

The mistake burdened Russell Martin’s team, which for this match changed its ‘eleven’ to many young people, collapsed and surrendered to the individual quality of football players like Zirkzee, who had 0- 1 in his boots in the 15th minute. when he grabbed a good ball from Erikson with the tip of his boot and then had another in the 35th minute that Ramsdale kept out. The last quarter of an hour of the first half was a test for the home team. And, with two strikes, United had enough to go into the break with the game all but sealed.

De Ligt, with a header in the 35th minute from a Bruno Fernandes cross, and Rashford, with a cross shot from the edge of the area just five minutes later, made us forget the brilliant work that Southampton did until then. With little, the ‘red devils’ achieved a lot. The English striker, who has been ‘missing’ since last season, responded to Ten Hag’s confidence with a goal that should set him free from now on.

The restart was a carbon copy of the end of the first half. Southampton came in ‘touched’ against a plug-in United. Ramsdale had to continue the intervention until the 60th minute there was a recital of changes in Martin’s team, who sought to turn around a match that was very difficult. But the changes did not work. Manchester United, comfortable, committed themselves to defending their advantage and giving minutes to Garnacho, Maguire and Ugarte. The Uruguayan center back made his ManUnited debut.

Garnacho, for his part, caused Stephens to be sent off in the 79th minute, making a harsh tackle on the Argentine as he quickly came down the wing. The captain of the ‘Saints’ could receive between two and three games of punishment for raising his foot too much to stop the career of the Albiceleste international, something that does not help a team that already has four defeats in four that game. Ten Hag brought on Casemiro five minutes from time as De Ligt, who must have felt discomfort, asked for a change. Garnacho put the icing on the cake at 90+5 by shooting Ramsdale.