Manchester United ease past Southampton after Onana penalty save

Garnacho had the last laugh as he thumped a late third goal into the roof of the net 20 seconds from time
Manchester United ease past Southampton after Onana penalty save

Alejandro Garnacho came on as a late substitute and scored United's third in stoppage time

Erik Ten Hag must have been fearing the worst after 34 minutes at St Mary’s. His team were being outplayed by Southampton and had just conceded a penalty but when Andre Onana dived to his right and saved Cameron Archer’s tame effort, the narrative changed completely.

Eventually this proved to be a routine victory for United, earned through goals from the impressive Matthijs De Ligt, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho with the last kick of the game. Saints captain Jack Stephens was sent off late on for a lunge on Garnacho to compound Russell Martin’s misery.

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