Manchester United 3-2 Southampton | 3 men that won Solskjaer the game
Manchester United beat Southampton today 3-2 at Old Trafford. For Southampton, the goal was scored by Yann Valery and Jamie Ward-Prowse. For Manchester United, the goals were scored by Andreas Pereira and two from Romelu Lukaku.
In the first half, Manchester United started very well. Romelu Lukaku missed two easy chances in the first 5 minutes. Angus Gunn was very busy in the first 10 minutes of the game. Jannick Vestergaard missed a header from a corner for Southampton in the 11th minute. The match then lost it's sting a bit, but then the 20-year-old Yann Vallery scored an absolute stunner from outside the box to give Southampton the lead.
Lukaku missed another big chance, as he headed the cross from Andreas Pereira wide. Manchester United then again came close with Chris Smalling's header from the corner, but they just couldn't find a decisive touch in the first half.
In the second half, Manchester United lost Alexis Sanchez to injury early on and Marcus Rashford missed another easy header, but then Manchester United got level with an absolute stunner from Pereira, even better than Vallery's effort.
Lukaku, within minutes of United's first goal, then made it 2-1 and it was assisted by Andreas Pereira. Manchester United turned the game right on its head in their old style. But, Jamie Ward-Prowse brought Southampton level with a stunning free kick.
The Belgian then scored another brilliant goal to put Manchester United in front again. Manchester United got a penalty later on and Paul Pogba's effort was saved by Angus Gunn. Manchester United were able to hold on for the last couple of minutes and won a brilliant game of football.
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Here are 3 men that won Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the game:
#3 Diogo Dalot
Diogo Dalot was brilliant on the night for Solskjaer. He came on as a second half substitute for the injured Alexis Sanchez and he had an impact straight away. His pressing was causing problems for Southampton, and he won the ball a number of times higher up the field.
Playing on the right wing for the second consecutive game, Dalot put in some delightful balls, to which their was no end product unfortunately. But, this match firmly states the fact that Dalot is a Manchester United quality player, and that Solskjaer can trust him more.