Match Results Southampton vs Manchester United: 2-2

Manchester United again failed to win full points in the week 14 match of EPL this season. They were only able to bring home one point after being held by hosts Southampton with a score of 2-2. Southampton managed to take the lead through goals scored by Stuart Armstrong and Cedric Soares while the Red Devils managed to equalize thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Ander Herrera. First round Playing in front of their own supporters, Southampton tried to take the initiative to attack. They tried to pressure the guest since the referee blew the whistle for the start of the match. The game entered the third minute, the hosts almost conceded after McCarthy blundered when he would kick the ball in the area of ​his net. But luckily Lukaku's shot was still able to block him with his body so that no fruitful goals. Public Saint Mary Stadium cheered in the 13th minute. Received a one-two pass from Michael Obafemi, Stuart Armstrong fired a hard shot that was hard and could not be reached by David De Gea. Southampton lead 1-0 over the guest. Left behind 1-0, United tried to increase the tempo of their game. But they have difficulty because the host is doing tight pressing on all fronts. Intention of wanting to equalize, goalkeeper David De Gea instead trembled again in the 20th minute. This time Cedric Soares's free kick from outside the penalty box curled beautifully into the top right corner of goalkeeper De Gea, so Southampton were 2-0 ahead of the hosts. Manchester United themselves are increasingly encouraged to score. They managed to increase the tempo of their game and make the host tough. United's efforts paid off in 34 minutes. Through the counter-attack scheme, Marcus Rashford managed to send a breakthrough bait to Romelu Lukaku, where the Belgian national team striker immediately grabbed the bait with a hard shot. The score changed to 2-1 still for Southampton's advantage. Lukaku's goal boosted the power of the red devil. As a result six minutes later the red devil succeeded in equalizing, after pulling bait Marcus Rashford managed to convert into a goal thanks to Ander Herrera's backheel kick. 2-2 score lasts until halftime. Second round Entering the second half, United did not reduce the tempo of their attack. They immediately appeared pressing the host since the referee blew the whistle to signal the start of the second half. In this second round, the match becomes more attractive. Because the two teams both appeared open and bought and sold attacks, although there were no dangerous opportunities in the first 15 minutes of the second half. Both teams have good chances in this second round. Paul Pogba almost made United turn ahead with a silver shot, but the ball could still be caught by McCarthy. Southampton also had a threat through Hojbjerg's hard shot from outside the penalty box, but David De Gea was able to catch the kick. Aware that there is a deadlock in this match, the two coaches make changes to their attacking players. Michael Obafemi was pulled out by Mark Hughes to be replaced by Manolo Gabbiadini while Jose Mourinho pulled out Marcus Rashford to be replaced by Anthony Martial. Entering the 79th minute, Southampton again threatened through Nathan Redmond's hard shot from outside the penalty box, and again David De Gea made a spectacular save so that the opportunity did not bear fruit into a goal. In the remainder of the second half, Jose Mourinho again added his attack line ammunition. He entered the figure of Jesse Lingard to replace Romelu Lukaku. While in the host camp, Mark Hughes pulled Mario Lemina out to be replaced with Steven Davis. Until the referee blew the whistle the sign of the end of the match 2-2 score persisted. Thanks to these results, Manchester United remained stuck at number 7 with 22 points, while Southampton managed to rise one rank to 18th place with 9 points.

highlight manchester united vs southampton Team composition of the two teams Southampton (3-4-3): McCarthy; Vestergaard, Yoshida, Stephens; Soares, Hojbjerg, Lemina (Davis 90 '), Valeri; Redmond, Obafemi (64 '), Armstrong Manchester United (4-4-2): De Gea; Shaw (Dalot 72 '), Jones, Matic, Young; Pogba, Fellaini, McTominay, Herrera; Rashford (Martial 76 '), Lukaku (Lingard 86')