English Premier League: Man Utd lift mood by easing to victory at 10-man Southampton
Marcus Rashford scores first goal in six months, Matthijs de Ligt bags first for club and Alejandro Garnacho adds late strike in 3-0 triumph
Manchester United gave manager Erik ten Hag some breathing space with a 3-0 win at Southampton on Saturday thanks to goals from Matthijs de Ligt, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho.
However, United had to ride out an early Southampton storm and the outcome could have been vastly different had Andre Onana not saved Cameron Archer’s penalty at 0-0.
De Ligt’s first United goal and Rashford’s first for six months quickly flipped momentum in the visitors’ favour just before half-time.
Southampton’s woes were compounded when captain Jack Stephens was sent-off 11 minutes from time for a wild challenge on Garnacho, who rounded off the scoring in stoppage time.
Saints remain without a point from four games on their return to the Premier League, while United’s second win of the season lifts them up to eighth.
“The win was obviously really important,” de Ligt said. “I think if you get three points from three games it’s not enough so there was some pressure but I think today we played very well.
