SOUTHAMPTON have been brutally mocked by big rivals Portsmouth for their 9-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester United.
A whole host of Premier League goal records were equalled as Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side were put to the sword in blistering style.
Southampton crumbled against Manchester United to lose 9-0 – againCredit: Eddie Keogh Telegraph Media Group
And Portsmouth decided to stick the knife in further.
The League One side tweeted: “Congratulations to @ManUtd for equalling the record for biggest @PremierLeague win.”
They even had the cheek to attach it to their previous tweet of the same wording barring a swap of United to Leicester from when the Foxes beat Saints 9-0 in 2019.
And the humiliation doesn’t stop there.
A Twitter account was set up by one Southampton fan called ‘Has The 9-0 Been Mentioned’ following the defeat to Leicester.
They were forced to change their name to ‘Have EITHER of The 9-0’s Been Mentioned’ after the Old Trafford collapse.
And during the game the account tweeted out some hilarious reactions to what was unfolding.
It started with: “I swear I will no longer want to live if this happens.”
And it finished with: “Thought it needed a change”, in reference to having to change their handle following the thrashing.
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United romped to victory against nine-man SouthamptonCredit: EPA
There were seven different scorers, eight if you count Jan Bendarek’s own-goal, on a stunning night in the north west.
United’s goalscorers on an incredible night at Old Trafford were Marcus Rashford (two), Anthony Martial (two) Bruno Fernandes, Wan-Bissaka, Edinson Cavani and Dan James.
Solskjaer’s side’s cause was helped after just 82 SECONDS when Southampton were reduced to 10 men when Alex Jankewitz was sent off on his debut for a horror challenge on Scott McTominay.
And at 6-0 up the visitors then had Bednarek sent-off for a professional foul – Bruno Fernandes scoring from the penalty spot.
Speaking after the game, Solskjaer said: “We have been waiting for them to show their magic and of course tonight was a night that they could go and enjoy.
“We haven’t had too many of them where you can sit down in the second half and enjoy the football.
“They enjoyed it and there were some good performances.
“They will get a lot of confidence from a result and a performance like this. Scoring goals is always good for the forwards in the team.”
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reacts to Man Utd’s 9-0 win over Southamton
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
