With an injury-ravaged squad, Southampton were already up against it before a ball had been kicked at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. That in mind, they could've really done without 19-year-old Alex Jankewitz getting a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on Scott McTominay with barely a minute played.
United subsequently ran riot, ending up with a 9-0 win.
To compound a thoroughly miserable evening for Southampton, they even had Jan Bednarek sent off towards the end, after he was adjudged to have brought Anthony Martial in the area in an incident not too dissimilar to the controversial dismissal of David Luiz against Wolves a couple of hours earlier.
Mike Dean was urged to look at the incident which led to the penalty and sending off on a pitch-side monitor, eventually ruling Bednarek had to go.
The defender, who also scored an own goal in the first half, was clearly frustrated at the decision. As he made his way to the dressing room, he was heard saying that even Martial had acknowledged it shouldn't have been a foul, let alone a sending off.
"It's not a foul, Martial said it's not a foul," Bednarek could be heard saying as he entered the Old Trafford tunnel.
https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1356735019558010884
The defeat saw United equal the record for the joint-highest win in the Premier League. Though defeat was perhaps inevitable for Southampton prior to the game, the suspension of Bednarek will make their next game all the more complicated.
Who saw that coming… Ashley Cole has landed his first role in management over in Italy after the club announced his hiring today. Rumour had been swirling in the last 24 hours that the former Arsenal, Chelsea and, of course, Roma player was set for his first taste of management. Now, it has been confirmed […]
It’s back! Fear not, the Premier League is back in action this weekend, as Arsenal look to increase their lead over Manchester City in the title race. Mikel Arteta’s side face Everton on Saturday Night Football at 5.30pm, before City go to West Ham on Saturday evening at 8pm. On Sunday, Manchester United host Aston […]
A real test for the memory! It’s time to test your knowledge of Liverpool F.C. during the 2010s, with this bumper quiz. All you’ll need to do is name ten players who represented the Reds from 2010-2019, a real rollercoaster of a decade at Anfield. Beginning with the tumultuous reign of Roy Hodgson, and ending […]