After a rocky start to the match, Andre Onana’s penalty save in the first half gave the visitors the kick they needed and just two minutes later summer signing Matthijs de Ligt, who was named man of the match, opened the scoring with a well-placed header.
Marcus Rashford then opened his goalscoring account for the season to double Manchester United’s lead before the break.
United looked much more assured in the second half and that only improved when £42m summer signing Manuel Ugarte made his debut from off the bench.
Manuel Ugarte debut vs Southampton
Despite Ten Hag’s warning about Ugarte’s fitness, the 23-year-old was named in United’s matchday squad against Southampton after returning from international duty with Uruguay.
With United leading 2-0 and dominating play, Manuel Ugarte came on to replace Christian Eriksen in the 73rd minute and fans were delighted with his performance.
In just a short cameo, Ugarte won three ground duels and only lost possession once. It’s too early to say, but he looks to be the exact type of player that United have been missing.
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