Matthijs de Ligt opened his account for Manchester United to help his new club earn their second win of the season over Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.
The hosts dominated the early exchanges, but failed to find the net, even when they were awarded a penalty. Cameron Archer stepped up to the spot for the first time in his career, but Andre Onana was equal to his effort.
Shortly after it was the Red Devils who opened the scoring when De Ligt met Bruno Fernandes’ cross to head home his first goal since joining the club from Bayern Munich in the summer.
Marcus Rashford capped off a terrible eight-minute stretch for the Saints when his strike from just outside the box eked inside of Aaron Ramsdale’s left-hand post.
