Score goals The Red DevilsDutchman Matthijs de Ligt (35), Marcus Rashford (41) and Argentine substitute Alejandro Garnacho (90+6).
With this victory, Manchester United raised its score to six points in seventh place, while Southampton suffered its fourth consecutive loss, remaining in 19th place with no points.
The beginning of the match witnessed a clear advantage for the home team, and the young winger in particular shone. Tyler Debling The owner of the first dangerous chance with a shot that was saved by Cameroonian Andre Onana, United’s goalkeeper (7).
The visitors came close to opening the scoring through Dutchman Joshua Zirkse, but he mishandled a pass from Danish Christian Eriksen, shooting from close range but Aaron Ramsdale saved it (16).
The referee awarded a penalty kick to Southampton after Portuguese Diogo Dalot fouled Debling, but Cameron Archer He collided brilliantly with Onana (33).
The missed penalty kick was a turning point in the first half, after which the advantage shifted to Manchester, whose players shot 11 times in a row without any shot for the host.
Those 11 shots included two goals, the first of which was scored by new arrival De Ligt with a header, scoring his first goal with the club. man united…following a cross from Portuguese Bruno Fernandes (35), and the second came with a shot from Rashford from the edge of the penalty area, which he put to the left of Ramsdale (41).
The players of Dutch coach Erik ten Hag managed the second half in an ideal manner, in light of the lack of response from Southampton, who received the final blow with the expulsion of their captain, Jack Stephens, for obstructing Garnacho (79).
The latter succeeded in scoring the third goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time, with a powerful shot from close range into the roof of the goal.
Manchester City will play Brentford, Liverpool will play Nottingham Forest, Fulham will play West Ham, Brighton will play Ipswich, Crystal Palace will play Leicester City, Aston Villa will play Everton, and Bournemouth will play Chelsea.
The stage concludes on Sunday with the North London summit between Tottenham and Arsenal, and Wolverhampton and Newcastle.
