- Southampton on Tuesday posted the worst loss in the division's history for a second straight season.
- The Saints lost 9-0 to
Manchester United just 15 months after losing to Leicester by the same score. - Southampton had two red cards and an own goal in its latest defeat.
They say lightning never strikes twice, but unfortunately for the English Premier League squad Southampton, that's exactly what happened Tuesday night
The team from England's south coast suffered the worst defeat in the league's history for the second consecutive season.
The Saints were thumped 9-0 by Manchester United at Old Trafford, just 15 months after they lost to Leicester City by the same score.
It is only the third time a team has lost by that margin in the
"We have this experience before in the Premier League, conceding nine goals. It was again nine, what can I say?" manager Ralph Hasenhüttl said. "It's very disappointing and frustrating, but we've stood up once - we'll stand up again."
He added: "The Premier League is brutal."
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Southampton's nightmare at Old Trafford began just two minutes after kickoff when the debutant midfielder Alexandre Jankewitz was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Scott McTominay.
A rare goal from defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka opened the scoring in the 18th minute, before Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani found the net on either side of a Jan Bednarek own goal before halftime.
After the break, United's siege continued, with Anthony Martial finding the net for the first time in eight games and McTominay driving home from long range.
Bednarek's game then went from bad to worse in the 87th minute after he was sent off for bringing down Martial in the penalty area, leaving the ever-clinical Bruno Fernandes to dispatch from the spot.
Martial added his second moments later, and the substitute Dan James completed the scoring from close range deep into added time.
"It was one of those performances you once in a while get and you enjoy," United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said after. "I am sure everyone enjoyed being out there in a Man United shirt.
"We've been waiting for them to show their magic, and tonight was the night that they could go and enjoy."
Southampton is scheduled to face Newcastle United on Saturday, with United taking on Everton.