In the 25th round of the Premier League, Manchester United played Southampton at home, and although the home team started the record in the first half by Jaden Sancho, it was chased by Che Adams as a draw after the change of sides. As a result, United conceded points again after drawing with Burnley in the last game, missing the opportunity to push West Ham United into the top four of the league.
United lined up 4-2-3-1 this season, with the goalkeeper position continued to be guarded by David De Gea in the final hurdles, with the four-man defence of Diogo Dalot, Maguire, Varane and Luke Shaw; Scott McTominay and Pogba playing double midfielders; and Bruno Fernandes, Rashford and Jaden Sancho supporting the returned starter's single-arrow C Ronaldo. Southampton was a 4-4-2, with a double arrow of Armando Broa and Che Adams hitting the Red Devils defence.
In the first half, Southampton dominated the game with a counter-attack, while Manchester United was under pressure to counter-attack. In the 7th minute, Ronaldo had a golden opportunity to single-handedly, but his shot was released by Fraser Foster in front of the white line. In the 21st minute, United were the first to take the lead in another counter-attack opportunity, with Marcus Rashford's cross from the left and Jayden Sancho's close-range shot from the far post giving the Red Devils the lead. Trailing behind, the Saints fought back, but David De Gea maintained his best performances this season, keeping United innocent in the first half.
However, southampton still broke David De Gea's ten-finger mark after changing sides, and Che Adams received a clever shot from the left to tie the door. Southampton were still in charge of the overall situation, but Armando Broa and Che Adams failed to make several shots on goal, and finally drew 1-1 with the Red Devils, scoring one point each.
Manchester United's performance in this game is below the standard, the team has the name of a strong team but no strong team, the whole game against the theoretical low Southampton, can only rely on counterattack to create a threatening shot; the rest of the time is only to create opportunities with crosses, it is really impossible to see how much the team has grown compared to the past. Marcus Rashford's recent performances have been substandard, and his passing and shooting decisions have been poor this game, because his solitary food has wasted many counter-attack opportunities. Coach Ronnick also had a big problem in the substitution, he even chose to use Anthony Erlanga and did not first change to Lingard, the result of the former's performance in this game was only a joke, in a counterattack opportunity to run the whole time within the offside position is not self-aware, making it difficult for Diogo Dalot, who holds the ball on the right, to waste the attack.
Southampton played at a high level on both ends of the floor, with the exception of Mohammed Salisu, flazer Foster also delivered an impressive performance in this game, with a goal from the goal of defending the goal being crucial. With James Ward-Prous frozen, the team's two attackers repeatedly single-handedly defeated the Red Devils' defence this game, and Armando Broa toyed with Maguire three or four times, causing the latter to finally get angry and inflict unnecessary malicious fouls on him. Although Maguire was not awarded a red card in the end, Armando Broya's performance was enough to make him famous. Che Adams and Kyle Walker-Peters also had a pretty good performance on the right, much to Luke Shaw's hardships, but Kyle Walker-Peters' ability to play the ball is good, but his passing vision and decision-making ability still have a considerable room for improvement.