Man United 3-0 Southampton (14 September 2024) Match Analysis

New signing Matthijs de Ligt scored his first goal while Marcus Rashford scored his first goal since March in Manchester United's 3-0 win at Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Alejandro Garnacho scored a late goal for Erik ten Hag's side, who started the matchday in 14th place after two consecutive defeats. They now have six points from four games, while newly promoted Southampton are still without a point.

Southampton dominated early on but missed a chance to take the lead in the 34th minute when United goalkeeper André Onana saved Cameron Archer's weak penalty, turning the game around immediately at St Mary's Stadium.

A minute later, De Ligt headed in a superb pass from Bruno Fernandes. Rashford, who had gone 13 games without a goal, ended his drought in the 45th minute with a diagonal shot from outside the box into the far corner.

In the 79th minute, the hosts were down to ten men when defender Jack Stephens was sent off for a high tackle on Garnacho.