Ten Hag stuck by De Ligt, and was rewarded with a goal and clean sheet, with the centre-back turning in a man of the match display, amid heavy competition.
Dutch media on Matthijs de Ligt
Matthijs de Ligt came in for heavy criticism in the Netherlands after his goal-costing error against Germany in the UEFA Nations League.
His performance for Manchester United was much better, and the Dutch media were keen to give credit where it is due.
The Algemeen Dagblad newspaper hailed the Manchester United centre-back as a ‘standout’ performer in the win.
Their report added: “The scoring Matthijs de Ligt played a strong match and took revenge for his two poor matches last week in the shirt of Oranje.”
Het Parool wrote: “Against Southampton, Matthijs de Ligt finally played with freedom and suddenly full of confidence.”
Voetbal Zone observed: “Matthijs de Ligt has somewhat avenged himself in the first half of the duel between Southampton and Manchester United for his two mediocre performances in the Dutch national team.”
Describing his return to form as a ‘sporting revenge’, the outlet added that De Ligt “quickly rewarded his coach’s faith.”
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