DBasia.news – Manchester United only drew 1-1 against Southampton in the 2021-2022 Premier League continued match, at Old Trafford Stadium, Saturday (12/2). These results made the Red Devils repeat their bad record in the past.
Manchester United opened the scoring first when the game was 20 minutes in. Jadon Sancho listed his name on the scoreboard after continuing Marcus Rashford’s cross.
It was Sancho’s second goal in the last three games. In fact, in his first 23 appearances, the English player only scored two goals for Manchester United in all competitions.
Unfortunately, Manchester United were caught off guard at the start of the second half. Soton equalized through the action of Che Adams. The player took advantage of a cross sent by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
Both teams traded in attacks in the remaining time. However, no more goals were created. The game closed with the score 1-1.
Opta Joe noted, Manchester United for the second time repeat the history in the Premier League where they failed to win in two consecutive games despite leading in the first half. The last time Man United obtaine that poor record was in December 1998.
Previously, Manchester United also won a similar result against Burnley. Man United failed to take advantage of the advantage in the first half.
The result has made Man United defender, Raphael Varane, unable to hide his disappointment. However, he did not want to feel disappointed for too long.
“We are disappointed with the result. It was not enough for us. We have to keep pressing. In the last three to four games we always played better, but the result was not enough,” said Varane as reported by the BBC.
“We have to fight and focus on the next game,” continued the player who carved gold ink with Real Madrid.
“This is the second time we haven’t been good enough at the start of the second half and conceded. We had good chances in the first half.”
Currently, Man United are in fifth place in the standings. However, the position of the Red Devils would most likely be shifted by a number of teams below which have fewer matches, such as Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
However, Varane insists that he will continue to try to reach the target of getting into the top four. “We never give up and have to fight until the end,” said Varane.