Southampton Vs Manchester: Red Devils Secure Winning Streak
Manchester United beat Southampton at St Mary’s thanks to a great team move that was stopped by Bruno Fernandes. United dug deep to end a seven-game losing streak when Southampton put on maximum pressure, but Erik Tenn his haggling team secured the streak thanks largely to mettle.
SOUTHAMPTON V MANCHESTER UNITED: RED DEVILS
SECURE WINNING STREAK
This is the performance and result from United need to continue their impressive win against Liverpool on Monday. Eric ten Hag is pleased with the team’s focus but knows there is still work to be done.
WHAT WE LEARNED FROM SOUTHAMPTON V MANCHESTER UNITED?
It wasn’t pretty, but United got the basics right, just like they did against Liverpool. game. They took their first away win in over six months in the Premier League and just sat back and absorbed the pressure after leading 1-0. Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Marathia, and Rafael Varane were solid and David De Gea made some great saves when needed. As the old saying goes, “It’s better to win ugly than to paint beautifully” or something like that…
MCTOMINAY WAS LUCKY TO GET AWAY WITHOUT A HANDBALL CALL.
McTominay’s hand hit the ball not just once, but not twice, but three in the same late action that wrestled Che Adams in the box. Somehow VAR confirmed the incident but nothing was given and United was very lucky not to concede a penalty. It may become
THE SAINT’s YOUNG PLAYER
The Saints’ young players have high hopes for the early part of the season. From goalkeeper Gavin Vaznu (20) to Romeo Lavia (18) and Armel Vera Kochup (20), the Southampton kids look fine. , the level of talent in this Southampton side looked higher than last season. Now we need to find a talented young striker who will give us an edge in the last third.
TACTICAL FOCUS
Both United and Southampton played long in the first half as they were on shaky pitches at St His Mary’s. United set the pace early in the second half, finding one of Bruno Fernandes’ runaways when the superior team dropped to the right with a deft pass and completed a beautiful cross. The Saints fell back then pushed high and United sat deep to show their renewed spirit and resilience and they held on. However.
STAR OF THE SHOW
ARMEL BELLA-KOTCHAP
The 20-year-old center-back’s excellent performance held Elanga off at the last tackle, showing an incredible change of pace and scoring a spectacular block in the first half.
BRUNO FERNANDES:
An extra class when United needed it and kept popping up in dangerous areas. He’s on the run for the season. Tyrell Marathia and Lisandro Martinez once again solidified their defense.
WHAT’S NEXT?
The Saints will host Chelsea on Tuesday 8th April 30 and Manchester United travel to Leicester City on Thursday 1 September.
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