The Red Devils overthrew Southampton thanks to three goals from Diallo in the last 10 minutes this Thursday, at Old Trafford, during the 21st day of the English championship.
Led until the 82nd, Manchester United overthrew bottom side Southampton (3-1) Thursday at Old Trafford, on behalf of the 21st day of the Premier League, with a diabolical hat-trick from Amad Diallo, 22-year-old savior ‘a team capable of the best and the worst.
The worst, the “Red Devils” showed it for more than an hour, between feverish defense, disorganization, lack of fighting spirit and incredible failures, like those of Alejandro Garnacho (20th) and Antony (59th). They even reached half-time under the whistles of Old Trafford, trailing 1-0 after a corner catapulted into his own goal by Manuel Ugarte (43rd, 0-1).
Fortunately for them, in Amad Diallo they have pure talent capable of remobilizing the troops, at the age of 22. The Ivorian winger swept Southampton with a supersonic hat-trick in twelve minutes (82nd, 90th, 90th+4), at the same time as he swept some of his team’s worries under the rug.
Team with two faces
Without André Onana’s saves, Manchester United might have suffered a different fate. The Cameroonian goalkeeper was caught several times and he had to make two high-level saves in quick succession in the 28th minute to avoid the worst.
-A defeat against the promoted side, only one victory on the clock this season, with the worst attack in the Premier League (13 goals scored), would have done more than bad for Ruben Amorim and his men. In the end, they left the Old Trafford pitch with a big smile and a first victory in five league matches (three defeats and a draw).
The Mancunians’ long poor performance will not reassure their Portuguese coach, already annoyed by the variable motivation of his players: good against the big names, fearful against the little ones. This is the observation he made after the draw at Anfield against Liverpool (2-2), in the Premier League, and the qualification for the FA Cup at Arsenal (1-1, 5-3 tab). “We didn’t have a very good match but, at the moment, what matters is to win”he commented on TNT Sports.
The end of the famine for Brighton
In the other meeting of the day, Brighton went to Ipswich (2-0) for a victory that it had been waiting for almost two months in the Premier League. The “Seagulls” remained with two defeats and six draws before Kaoru Mitoma (59th, 1-0) and Georginio Rutter (82nd, 2-0) turned the lights back on on Wednesday. Fabian Hürzeler’s team moved up to ninth place in the standings with 31 points, four less than sixth-placed Manchester City.
Ipswich Town, in the first relegation position (18th, 16 pts), tastes defeat again for the first time in three matches, after a surprise victory against Chelsea (2-0) then a success which escaped them in added time against Fulham (2-2).
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