Manchester
United's 0-1 defeat by a score of Southampton
in the Premier League at Old Trafford Stadium, Saturday (01/23/2016). It became the sixth
defeat of Manchester United in the English Premiere League (EPL) in the
2015-2016 seasons.
With this result,
United stuck in fifth position with a collection of 37 points from 23 matches.
They are adrift five points of Tottenham Hotspur, who won 2-1 at Crystal Palace at the same time.
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| Ronald Koeman |
The failure of
United to win this match is also backed by lack of opportunities to shoot on
target. According to the Premier League, they just fired one shot on goal
throughout the game.
The only shot on
target was released by Daley Blind from outside the penalty box in the 13th
minute. The ball is still secured by Fraser Forster.
Six minutes later,
United hit back through Wayne Rooney. The captain had to trick Jordy Clasie
before unleashing a shot wide on the side of the net.
There was no significant
threat until halftime. As a result, a score of "glasses" emblazoned
at halftime.
In the second
half, Southampton got some opportunities
through a dead ball. In the 62nd minute, Victor Wanyama was beat Rooney in the
air duel, but his header was deviated direction.
The guest team just
broke the deadlock in the three minutes before the end of normal time. Ball
James Ward-Prowse submissions forwarded to Charlie Austin's header, then it
rattled goalkeeper David De Gea.
United was unable
to revenge in the remaining time. No doubt, Southampton
entitled to bring home three points.
Manchester United 0-1
Southampton (Charlie Austin 87 ')
Manchester United:
1-David De Gea; 12-Chris Smalling, 17-Daley Blind, 36-Matteo Darmian (33-Paddy
McNair 60), 43-Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (11-Adnan Januzaj 86); 21-Ander
Herrera, 27-Marouane Fellaini (8-Juan Mata 46), 28-Morgan Schneiderlin,
35-Jesse Lingard, 9-Anthony Martial; 10-Wayne Rooney
Manager: Louis van
Gaal
Southampton:
44-Fraser Forster; 2-Cedric Soares, 6-Jose Fonte, 17-Virgil van Dijk, 21-Ryan
Bertrand; 4-Jordy Clasie (16-James Ward-Prowse 67), 10-Sadio Mané (28 Charlie
Austin 79), 11-Dusan Tadic (14-Oriol Romeu 67), 12-Victor Wanyama, 33-Matt
Targett; 7-Shane Long
Manager:
Ronald Koeman
