Manchester United thrashed Southampton 9-0 in the Premier League on Tuesday, the second time in as many years that Saints have been on the losing end of a record-equaling score line.
Last year, Leicester City humiliated Southampton by the same scoreline and this time it was a rampant United, matching the Premier League’s biggest margin of victory thanks to four first-half goals and five in the last 21 minutes.
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton also picked up two red cards — one for teenager Alex Jankewitz inside the first 90 seconds of his full Premier League debut and a second when Jan Bednarek clipped Anthony Martial in the box.
Martial, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and Daniel James were all on a packed scoresheet for United, while Bednarek also conceded an own-goal in the first half.
“We have this experience before in the Premier League, conceding nine goals.
Rashford then doubled United’s lead before seeing Bednarek turn his cross into the Southampton net.
The seventh goal came after a video assistant referee review deemed that Bednarek had brought down Martial in the box with Mike Dean showing the defender a red card despite what appeared to be minimal contact.
“We moved the ball really well, quickly,” said United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, whose side is now level on points with Premier League leader Manchester City.
The other occasion that a team has won by a nine-goal margin in the Premier League was United’s victory over Ipswich Town in 1995.
Bottom side Sheffield United recorded its third win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Premier League rival West Brom, while Crystal Palace defeated Newcastle by the same scoreline.
