Manchester United got their biggest win in 26 years on Tuesday, beating Southampton 9-0, which ended the game with nine players after two expulsions due to a straight red card.
The match was marked by the first minute expulsion of Alexandre Jankewitz, who hit Scott McTominay with a team and was immediately sent off by referee Mike Dean.
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With 18 minutes played, Southampton’s Manchester United fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, Wan-Bissaka made a spectacular save.
In almost 20 minutes the game was doomed for United, who increased the lead to 25 with a goal from Marcus Rashford, who completed the first shot from the left. Before the break came 3-0, Jan Bednarek’s own goal after a cross, and 4-0, with a great header by Edinson Cavani.
In a much calmer and encouraging second half, Southampton had a goal disallowed for a millimeter offset and Anthony Martial finished fifth with an extraordinary volley inside the area and McTominay sixth with a low shot. from the corner.
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To complete the task of Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men, Bednarek was eliminated with five minutes left for a penalty on Martial and Bruno Fernandes joined the party scoring the seventh. With nine Southampton players already on the green, Martial scored in eighth place and Daniel James in ninth place, marking United’s biggest Premier League victory since 1995, when they defeated Ipswich Town 9-0.
The “Red Devils” maintain the second position of the table, tied for points with Manchester City, but with two more games. Southampton drops to 12th place with 29 points.
EFE