A well-contested match which sees all three points going back to Manchester. Bruno Fernandes’ second half strike proves to be the difference.A first Premier League away win for United since last December.
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United earned the first away victory of the season by defeating Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League’s early Saturday game.
Bruno Fernandes netted a second-half winner with a delightful first-time strike from a Diogo Dalot cross to secure back-to-back successes for the Reds this term and extend Manchester United’s run without defeat at St Mary’s that stretches back to 2003.
Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag was pleased with the resilience shown by his players as Manchester United earned a valuable 1-0 win away to Southampton on Saturday.
After the match Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag said ,“I think we did a lot better than against Brentford. I saw a team on the pitch, good organisation, fight for each other, following the rules and I think there were also some really good moments from playing football and we scored in the best part of our play after half-time. I think that 10, 15 minutes was really good. We played a really good possession game and we scored a wonderful goal.”
“From Bruno, the finish was brilliant. Don’t get me wrong, it was a quite fantastic finish and I am really happy for him. It is his first goal of the season so it is really good, but I think it was the best part of our performance was straight after half-time when we kept control. Rashford was more of the target and that is what we demanded at half-time. Be more of a target and we can play off you and you saw that. Then you get movement round and I think we created straight after half-time three really good chances, and that is how I see football, how I want us to play,” Erik ten Hag said.
My players now understand that they have to act as a team, unified. That they have to give 100 per cent – 99 per cent is not enough. They have to fight for every ball and if you do that then you have the good base to win games. When you are hard to beat [it is difficult for the opponent] and I think that is what you saw today.
I think he was searching for this moment, I remember his first chance against Brighton. I’m sure he’s really [relishing leading] the team in this moment. We saw that on Monday with his unbelievable running capacity. With his pressing, with his creating chances and I think today it was the same and if he then gets the reward by [scoring] a goal, I’m really happy for him and of course the team,”Erik ten Hag added.
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