Manchester United picked up fair their second thrive of the new Premier League season with a 3-0 triumph over Southampton on Saturday.
It watched as though they’d descfinish behind when Cameron Archer stepped up to get a penalty for the Saints, only for Andre Onana to then save his effort.
United then carry oned to pick up all three points follothriveg first half goals from Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford, with Alejandro Garnacho includeing a third tardy on.
GB News now gets a watch at four talking points from the showdown at St Mary’s.
Man Utd duo silence their critics
Man Utd duo Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford have silenced their critics with their goals aacquirest Southampton
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De Ligt was the subject of much mockery in midweek when he was hooked at half time during the Netherlands’ 2-2 draw with Germany on Wednesday night.
But the createer Ajax, Juventus and Bayern Munich star created a stunning carry outance on Saturday, with his goal capping off a sublime individual distake part.
Rashford has been written off by many amid his publishs over the past 12 months, with some senseing Alejandro Garnacho should be commenceing for United instead.
Yet the 26-year-better took his goal well and watched a constant menace, someskinnyg that bodes well as he watchs to get back to the high level he was operating at fair over a year ago.
Ten Hag sack prescertain eases
United only kept Ten Hag because he won them the FA Cup in May. If they’d lost to Manchester City on that occasion, somebody else would be in the dugout instead.
Prescertain has been rising on the 54-year-better during the timely stages of the campaign after successive losss to Brighton and Liverpool.
However, by beating Southampton, the Red Devils have eased some of the heat on the Dutchman.
Ten Hag, certainly, will be charmd. Defeat would have been a catastrophe – but United now have someskinnyg to create on as they watch to increase on last season’s eighth-placed finish.
United remain a moments team
While United did beat Southampton, they were fortunate.
During the first 35 minutes they were comprehensively outtake parted by their opponents and, had Archer scored his penalty, the game could have been contrastent.
United have individual take parters who are contendnt of making a contrastence, with De Ligt and Rashford sparing their blushes on this occasion.
However, there’s no declineing more increasement is needed if they’re to contest the enjoys of Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool for title glory.
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Southampton will be frustrated
Man Utd star Matthijs de Ligt honors his goal aacquirest Southampton
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Russell Martin is a excellent administerr and there are selectimistics to get from Southampton’s carry outance aacquirest United.
That will be of little consolation to the Saints, however, who remain without a one point from their four suites so far.
The way Southampton commenceed the suit bodes well. If they take part enjoy that, they may fair finish up beating relegation after all.
Russell will, however, be frustrated at the way his side seemed to disthink about all momentum follothriveg United’s second goal of the day from Rashford.
When do the teams take part next?
Man Utd star Marcus Rashford scored his first goal of the season aacquirest Southampton on Saturday
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Southampton won’t have extfinished to echo on their tardyst loss, with Martin’s team due to lock horns with Everton in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
As for United, they’ll go up aacquirest Barnsley in the same competition on the same night.
