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Ander Herrera completed a first half comeback for Manchester United after Southampton took an early 2-0 lead and failed to take advantage of a sub-par performance by Jose Mourinho ’s side.
Stuart Armstrong continued his fine run of form to open the scoring and Cedric Soares doubled their lead with 20 minutes on the clock to mark a fine start in a must-win match for under-pressure manager Mark Hughes.
Romelu Lukaku hit back for Mourinho’s side and Herrera completed the job with five minutes to spare before the interval. Check out how we rated the players in the gallery below:
Show all 22 1 /22Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Alex McCarthy - 6 Could do nothing about Lukaku’s goal but could have done more to stop the second goal. Otherwise had little to do against a poor Man Utd side.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Jack Stephens - 6 Was good at clearing the ball when it came into the box from the wings but Rashford got the ball past him to find Lukaku for United’s first goal.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Maya Yoshida - 6 Worked hard in defence to shut down Man Utd’s attacks before they could fully materialise. He had a good game.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Jannik Vestergaard - 7 Made some good blocks in defence and closed down Lukaku well limiting his chances on goal.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Yan Valery - 6 Covered the back line well and closed down Luke Shaw when he bombed down the left wing.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg - 6 Provided a commanding presence for Southampton in mid-field throwing himself into challenges with strength and determination.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Mario Lemina - 6 Challenged for the ball forcefully and caused problems for United’s defence with pace and skill.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Cedric Soares - 7 His free kick gave Southampton a two-goal advantage in the first half and left De Gea with no chance to save it. It was a great strike.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Nathan Redmond - 8 Caused Matic problems with bursts of pace and skill. He ran the ball in from the right to lead up to the first goal.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Michael Obafemi - 7 Combined with Armstrong for opening goal after holding it up in the box and laying it off with precision.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Stuart Armstrong - 7 Scored the opener with a quality finish from the right-hand side of the box.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings David De Gea - 6 Couldn’t stop either of the goals as the finishes were that good.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Ashley Young - 6 Offered United pace and skill on the right wing and caused problems by getting the ball into the box.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Scott McTominay - 6 Became more active in the second half and defended well. He also ran the ball forward to inject some pace into a slow-paced game.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Phil Jones - 5 As the only centre-back in United’s team he needed to do better. It was poor defending from him for Southampton’s first goal as he left his position and didn’t make the challenge.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Nemanja Matic - 5 Was asked to do a lot of defending and is too slow to make the tackles. Redmond made him look silly.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Luke Shaw - 6 Worked hard on the overlap down the left to give United someone to aim for up front and did his bit when defending.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Marouane Fellaini - 6 Had a quiet game and didn’t make as big of an impact as he did mid-week.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Ander Herrera - 7 Followed the ball allowing Southampton to get into the box for the opener but made a good run into the box to score the equaliser for United.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Paul Pogba - 6 Was sloppy and skilful in equal measure. Had moments of brilliance and moments to forget, he gave a so-so performance.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Romelu Lukaku - 7 Broke his rut with a powerful finish from inside the box but still looks to be missing that killer edge to his play.
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Southampton vs Manchester United player ratings Marcus Rashford - 8 United’s best player. He gave away the free kick that led to Southampton’s second goal which probably spurred him on as he ran at the defenders, was strong on the ball and set up both first half goals to get United back into the game.
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