Man Utd wreak havoc on Saints

London, Feb. 3: Manchester United equalled the biggest win in Premier League history as they crushed nine-man Southampton 9-0, while Arsenal had two players sent off in their 1-2 defeat at Wolves on Tuesday.

Rampant United scored four times in the first half after Southampton’s Alexandre Jankewitz was dismissed in the second minute at Old Trafford.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side hit five more after the break, tying them with Leicester’s 9-0 win at Southampton in 2019 and United’s own 9-0 victory against Ipswich in 1995.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s goal opened the floodgates and Marcus Rashford bagged United’s second.

Jan Bednarek’s own goal made it three for the hosts before Edinson Cavani added the fourth. The goals kept coming as Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay netted before Bruno Fernandes’ penalty after Bednarek was sent off. Martial and Daniel James scored in stoppagetime to complete an incredible display by United.

United’s first victory in three league games means they are behind leaders Manchester City only on goal difference.

Meanwhile in another match, Arsenal had defender David Luiz and goalkeeper Bernd Leno sent off either side of a 30-metre strike by Joo Moutinho that sealed a 2-1 emphatic win for Wolverhampton. Leading 1-0 thanks to Nicolas Pepe’s 32ndminute goal, Arsenal started their implosion when Luiz was given a straight red card for pulling back Willian Jos as he burst into the penalty area. —