Manchester United 9-0 Southampton: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 2 February 2021

Result

Manchester United 9-0 Southampton

Premier League · Tuesday 2 February 2021, 20:15 UTC · half-time 4-0

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Manchester United 9-0 Southampton: match report

Manchester United beat Southampton 9-0 in the Premier League on Tuesday 2 February 2021. It was 4-0 at half-time.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Aaron Wan-Bissaka (18'), Marcus Rashford (25'), an own goal by Jan Bednarek (34'), Edinson Cavani (39'), Anthony Martial (69'), Scott McTominay (71'), Bruno Fernandes (87', penalty), Anthony Martial (90') and Daniel James (90+3'). Southampton did not score.

Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Southampton received 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 2nd on 41 points from 21 and Southampton 11th on 29 points from 20. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Southampton 15th with 43.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Southampton in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United (9.6), ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka (8.5).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

2'Red card · A. JankewitzSouthampton
18'Goal · Aaron Wan-BissakaManchester United · 1-0
25'Goal · Marcus RashfordManchester United · 2-0
34'Own goal · Jan BednarekManchester United · 3-0
39'Goal · Edinson CavaniManchester United · 4-0
42'Yellow card · Kayne RamsaySouthampton
45'Yellow card · J. StephensSouthampton
52'Yellow card · Harry MaguireManchester United
53'Yellow card · Donny van de BeekManchester United
69'Goal · Anthony MartialManchester United · 5-0
71'Goal · Scott McTominayManchester United · 6-0
86'Red card · Jan BednarekSouthampton
87'Penalty goal · Bruno FernandesManchester United · 7-0
89'Yellow card · Stuart ArmstrongSouthampton
90'Goal · Anthony MartialManchester United · 8-0
90+3'Goal · Daniel JamesManchester United · 9-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 4, draws 5, Southampton 1.

Southampton 2-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 29 Nov 2020
Manchester United 2-2 SouthamptonPremier League · 13 Jul 2020
Southampton 1-1 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 31 Aug 2019
Manchester United 3-2 SouthamptonPremier League · 2 Mar 2019
Southampton 2-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 1 Dec 2018
Manchester United 0-0 SouthamptonPremier League · 30 Dec 2017

Team news

Unavailable

Phil JonesManchester United · injury (Knee Injury)
Theo WalcottSouthampton · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Oriol RomeuSouthampton · injury (Calf Injury)
Ibrahima DialloSouthampton · injury (Knock)
Jannik VestergaardSouthampton · injury (Knee Injury)
Will SmallboneSouthampton · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Michael ObafemiSouthampton · injury (Knock)
Mohammed SalisuSouthampton · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Kyle Walker-PetersSouthampton · injury (Thigh Muscle Strain)
Nathan TellaSouthampton · injury (Bruise)

Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

David de Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Fred, Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani

Southampton line-up (4-4-2)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Kayne Ramsay, Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens, Ryan Bertrand, Moussa Djenepo, James Ward-Prowse, Alexandre Jankewitz, Stuart Armstrong, Ché Adams, Danny Ings