MW4 (9.14.24)
Manchester United 3
Southampton Nil
MUFC Goals:
- de Ligt 35th minute (1-0)
- Rashford 40th minute (2-0)
- Garnacho 96th minute (3-0)
LAS VEGAS — Manchester United scored two first-half goals and added another at 90’+6’ en route to a 3-Nil dissection of Southampton on England’s south coast at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday morning.
SOUMUN
- Southampton Nil Man Utd 3
- Possession: SOU 45% MUN 55%
- SOG: SOU 6 MUN 20
- xG: SOU 1.25 MUN 2.58
- Corners: SOU 0 MUN 7
- Tackles: SOU 19 MUN 20
- Yellow Cards: SOU 1 MUN 4
- Red Cards: SOU 1 MUN 0
MOMENTS OF CLASS
32nd minute:
35th minute:
40th minute:
96th minute:
THE POSITIVES
- Amad: Just a special performance from Amad today. Really claimed his place in the squad. Simply, he creates and has influence.
- de Ligt: Some early defensive miscues aside, I though he got more of the match as it went on and his set-piece goal was class.
- Onana: Anytime you keep a clean sheet and save a PK it’s a big day.
- Rashford: Him scoring again and playing with the skill, panache and confidence he exuded today is immense for this club.
- Bruno: Thought he was everywhere and was really into the match. Appreciated the effort today, as most days.
THE NEGATIVES
- To be honest, and I’m a tough critic, I don’t have many negatives today. Dalot and de Ligt did have some transgressions defensively but a clean sheet is a clean sheet and 3-Nil is 3-Nil. From a gaming perspective, my Best Bet for MW4 was SOUMUN ⬇️2.5 and to succumb that position 96 minutes later was tough to take.
WHAT THE PUNDITS ARE SAYING
MUFC STAT OF THE WEEK
FINAL TAKE
Well it was a comprehensive result, wasn’t it? The 1st 45+ was sketchy but in the 2nd 45+ I thought Man Utd really established dominance and looked the part of a cohesive, team-oriented unit. There were some great individual performances surely but for me the most important thing was the club is scoring goals again. The Red Devils score more goals today than in the previous two matches combined. This was by far the players and manager Erik ten Hag’s best performance of the young Premier League season to-date.
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