[Kapardin]

"We did what many teams in the Premier League do for 90 minutes, which was play with five defenders at the back.

Had to sneak in a dig at rivals to cover for that performance.

 

[Rusholme Ruffian]

We won plenty of league titles with games like that in the season. Goods 3 points. Forget about it and enjoy your saturday night, hopefully with a Leicester win.

This!

Oh, and that ref is a cnut - absolute joke of a performance.

 

[SwansonsTache]

I think we need to go 4-3-3 while Pogba is out.

Could also give us a chance to feature both Rash and Martial.

 

[Geekie]

I think the one player who surprised me today was Miki. He was consistently on point with his running and passing (compared to other matches). On the other hand, Mata and Rashford were underwhelming. And for some reason I feel Lukaku's problem is not his first touch but his second touch.
Our two CBs and Matic were superb, and Young proved that he deserves his place on the left wing there.

 

[ChaddyP]

Master class performance from the defence

 

[Bastian]

Terrible 2nd half, super important 3 points, slow reaction from Jose

 

[Leftback99]

Great result, but we won't always get away with playing like that. Our midfield and attacking play is still far from good enough to challenge for the title.

 

[christinaa]

We rode our luck this time but we can't play like the second half against teams who will score against us unlike Southampton.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Awful performance. We're going to get slapped silly if we play like this away at city or Chelsea. To spend all this money and then look like a bunch of drunks in the second half is madness.

Great display by the defence though and an excellent result. Southampton are a very good team.

 

[Name Changed]

Happy with the win. Well done Jose, to the next one.

Well done Jose? Thought that was cowardly myself.

 

[Tincanalley]

Rashford played well today.

 

[Rozay]

Job done in the end. We did have the opportunity to kill the game during a spell in the first half though, and we were wasteful, picking the wrong option too often.

 

[MJJ]

Do one. We just won away at Southampton and kept a clean sheet.

By luck and no other reason. I bet you had similar response to anyone who complained during moyes or lvg reign.

 

[DevilRed]

Great result, but we won't always get away with playing like that. Our midfield and attacking play is still far from good enough to challenge for the title.

But it's exactly the opposite. It's when we play like this and still win that's the point. We weren't able to do this since fergie retired.

 

[Adzzz]

It's a fantastic three points because if Southampton play like that at home against other sides, including those in and around the top 4, they'll take points.

 

[Name Changed]

City will spank us if we play against them like that. Chelsea and even Liverpool too for that matter.

 

[Summit]

I'll take it, but by god it was abysmal.

 

[fellaini's barber]

Yes there is. All about the three points today.

Yep, it was all a Mourinho grand masterplan. Especially making sure all their chances went wide

 

[markorm]

I think Pogba maybe back sooner rather than later.

 

[MuranoLover]

Sometimes your attack wins the match , other times it's the defence , but all that matters is that in the end - it is a win !

 

[Robbie Boy]

Out on the lash at Oktoberfest in Dublin today and missed this. How was it?

 

[Nik70]

Well done Jose? Thought that was cowardly myself.

As opposed to being brave, not changing tactics and dropping points....

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

So happy we got the 3 points! Not a good performance, but we need these types of wins. I thought Jones was our best player today. Fellaini did really well too.

 

[minoo-utd]

A game by game please, some opinions here are really sad to read, yes it wasn't the best performance but we won ffs, every big team has their ugly wins in them and that what we exactly showed we need to stop moaning and relish the win, what if we gor beating or drew at the last minutes!? Yes we can't keep playing like this but actually most of times we are not. These away games vs teams like Soton is not that easy we have 16pts out of 18 now the confidence is much higher that last couple of seasons.

 

[Member 5225]

Usual reaction: would've drew or maybe even lost in previous seasons, but we've won - delighted.

 

[100]

Out on the lash at Oktoberfest in Dublin today and missed this. How was it?

You didn't miss much, nicked a goal first half and then decided to take the 1-0 in the second.

 

[Son Of Sam]

We look so average without Pogba. 3 away points though so can't complain.

Fortunately, we have Palace next week. The players’ wages should be deducted if we don’t score 6 at Old Trafford next weekend.

No excuses!

 

[Red Dreams]

we were farr from best.

3 points is what matters in the end.

 

[Member 5225]

I think Pogba maybe back sooner rather than later.

based on?

 

[Hugh Jass]

A game by game please, some opinions here are really sad to read, yes it wasn't the best performance but we won ffs, every big team has their ugly wins in them and that what we exactly showed we need to stop moaning and relish the win, what if we gor beating or drew at the last minutes!? Yes we can't keep playing like this but actually most of times we are not. These away games vs teams like Soton is not that easy we have 16pts out of 18 now the confidence is much higher that last couple of seasons.

This.

 

[Ødegaard]

Good win.

 

[fellaini's barber]

Jose mentioned in his post match that he felt our attackers were not on their game today and were missing their attacking spark so he decided to protect the single goal instead by going defensive. I think it's pragmatic and sensible despite how we as fans always want attacks.

It was the same in the Everton match before the 85th minute when they gifted us a goal and totally fell apart. We didn't 'go defensive', we didn't have a fecking choice.

 

[crossy1686]

Glad we won again today. Southampton never really looked like scoring and we looked dangerous on most attacks.

 

[Red Star One]

Well done Jose? Thought that was cowardly myself.

There are lots of poets in football, but poets, they don't win many titles

Well done Jose - we played a bad game, badly missed one of our most crucial players, yet we got 3 points in a tricky fixture and kept a clean sheet. Every team will have this kind of games in the season - thing is to win them. Happy for today's game.

 

[Summit]

I think the one player who surprised me today was Miki. He was consistently on point with his running and passing (compared to other matches). On the other hand, Mata and Rashford were underwhelming. And for some reason I feel Lukaku's problem is not his first touch but his second touch.
Our two CBs and Matic were superb, and Young proved that he deserves his place on the left wing there.

wut? he was shocking to the point I'm thinking it was his worst performance for us.

 

[DevilRed]

Usual reaction: would've drew or maybe even lost in previous seasons, but we've won - delighted.

It's yet another fixture we have got maximum points in whereas in previous seasons we have dropped points.

We are going from strength to strength. Hopefully everyone stays fit and we get pogba back soon. Maybe even shaw playing his way back into the side.

 

[Zoo]

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This was key.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

"Abysmal, terrible, cowardly."

People have the memory span of a goldfish.

 

[crossy1686]

CB's were good. Great cross Young.

Dominated. Cowardly.

If we played that game on the last day of the season knowing a win will make us Champions you wouldn't dare use that word. That game could well mean we run out comfortable winners at the end of the season.

 

[DevilRed]

wut? he was shocking to the point I'm thinking it was his worst performance for us.

Agreed. Gave away the ball cheaply and nothing came off for him attacking wise. Sometimes he is too "soft".

Needs to be more aggressive and incisive when on the counter or in the final third.