It came 15 months after Southampton lost to tourist Leicester City by the same scoreline, the heaviest-ever home defeat. On Tuesday, visiting midfielder Alexandre Jankewitz was sent off inside the second minute while centre-back Jan Bednarek was shown the marching orders four minutes from time. Right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani added to a Bednarek own-goal as United went into the half-time breather with a 4-0 advantage. Anthony Martial, who replaced Cavani in the second half, scored twice, with Scott McTominay, Daniel James and Bruno Fernandes also finding the back of the net.

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