Manchester United gave manager Erik ten Hag some breathing space with a 3-0 win at Southampton on Sept 14 after summer signing Matthijs de Ligt grabbed his first goal for the club, while Marcus Rashford scored for the first time since March.
However, United had to ride out an early Southampton storm and the outcome could have been vastly different had goalkeeper Andre Onana not saved Cameron Archer's penalty when the English Premier League encounter was goal-less at St Mary's Stadium.
De Ligt's maiden United goal and Rashford's first for six months quickly flipped momentum in the visitors' favour just before halftime.
Southampton's woes were compounded when captain Jack Stephens was sent off 11 minutes from time by referee Stuart Attwell for a wild challenge on substitute Alejandro Garnacho, who rounded off the scoring in stoppage time.
"Sometimes you have to find a way to win. The first minutes we had some problems but, after Andre stopped the penalty and the goal by de Ligt, the game was all ours," said ten Hag.
Saints remain without a point from four games on their return to the EPL, while United, who finished with 20 shots to the hosts' six, avoided a third successive loss this season and now have six points.
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