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Southampton 2 Arsenal 0 player ratings: Who was the star man? Dusan Tadic? Victor Wanyama? Sadio Mane?

And who only came away with 2/10

James Orr
Thursday 01 January 2015 20:31 GMT
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Sadio Mane celebrates opening the scoring
Sadio Mane celebrates opening the scoring

Southampton beat Arsenal 2-0 at St. Mary's in the English Premier League on Thursday to maintain their surprise challenge for Champions League football.

Sadio Mane's third goal in as many games from the narrowest of angles gave Southampton the lead in the 34th minute against one of its rivals for a top-four finish.

Mane brushed past Laurent Koscielny and beat Wojciech Szczesny to a throughball after the Arsenal goalkeeper inexplicably rushed far out of his goal, and Mane curled the ball over him and into the net from a tight angle.

But who was the man of the match? Click through our ratings gallery below...

Dusan Tadic lashed in from close range after Mathieu Debuchy and Szczesny failed to clear a cross from Steven Davis in the 56th.

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