United return to nine-year winning streak against Southampton

The events of the gripping showdown began when young Southampton midfielder Alex Yankiewitz was sent off in the second minute, and the guests completely collapsed for no convincing reason and the team suffered a defeat, the biggest in the competition this season.

Manchester United raised their score to 44 points, evenly in the number of points with leading Manchester City, although they came in second on goal difference.

For its part, Southampton held on to 29 points in twelfth place.

Right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka opened the scoring for United in the 18th minute, then Marcus Rashford added the second goal in the 25th minute, before Southampton defender Jan Bednarik scored United’s third goal by mistake on his own. goal at 34 minutes.

In the 39th minute, Edinson Cavani scored the fourth goal, and the first half ended with the impact of the Red Devils advancing with a clean room.

United’s goal festival continued into the second half due to Southampton’s total collapse, when Anthony Martial scored the fifth goal in the 69th minute, then Scott Maktominay added the sixth goal in the 71st minute, and from a penalty kick that followed Bidenarik, Bruno Fernandes scored the seventh goal three minutes before the end of regulation time (87).

Martial came back and scored his second and eighth goals for United in the 90th minute, and at the end rookie Daniel James concluded the goal fest by scoring the ninth goal for the owners in the minute (90 + 3).

The nine unanswered goal victory, which was achieved today in favor of Manchester United, is the highest result in the history of the Premier League, highlighting that it has been repeated twice previously, the first of which was in 1995 when United beat Ipswich Town. (9-0) and in 2019 when Southampton fell to Leicester City by the same score.

Yankevitz’s ejection, which occurred in the first minute and 22 seconds, is the fastest in tournament history.