Southampton over take Manchester United to occupy 3rd place after beating the Red Devils at Old Trafford for the first time since 1988.
The Saints’ brilliant run under Ronald Koeman continues as the Dutch manager mastered his compatriot Louis van Gaal on the evening.
Southampton’s defense has been rock solid this season and even a world class Manchester United attacking line could not break it in their own backyard.
The Red Devils controlled majority of the possession but had no end product in the final third whereas the visitors did in the 69th minute when Tadic gave them the lead scoring from a rebound.
Radamel Falcao was not even in the squad despite having no injury concerns and surely when Rooney and Robin van Persie were not being effective, the Colombian international was badly missed.
When United could not break Saints from the center, big Belgian Fellaini was brought on late but even he could not do much to unsettle the defense and the Red Devils suffered first league loss after Manchester City defeated them back in November.
Here are Manchester United Player Ratings against Southampton.
Manchester United Player Ratings Against Southampton
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