Manchester United sealed a 1-0 victory against Southampton. The results marked two consecutive wins for Erik ten Hag.
The former Real Madrid pair – Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlo Casemiro started on the bench. Ronaldo’s exclusion was a surprise by virtue of the absence of Anthony Martial.
The Red Devils had a bright start in the first-half but could not capitalize on their chances. The score remained 0-0 at interval.
Bruno Fernandes opened the scoresheet on the 55th minute, courtesy to an assist by Diogo Dalot.
Ronaldo and Casemiro were introduced in the second-half on the 64th and 79th minute respectively.
Southampton dominated the entire second-half and came close to scoring on numerous occasions. Manchester United defense was compact enough to hold on until final whistle.
The match finished at 1-0 with Manchester United coming on top. It was a hard fought three points for the English giants.
