Southampton vs Manchester United; 5 Key Talking Points

#4. Nathan Redmond and Dusan Tadic are finally finding some form; Mario Lemina looks an excellent signing

Mario Lemina held his own against rather illustrious company

Nathan Redmond was excellent against arguably the league's best right-back, running Antonio Valencia ragged with his dribbling ability and incisive movement while Dusan Tadic was a nightmare to handle for both Phil Jones and Ashley Young as the Serbian's movement, guile, and passing caused no end of problems for the two left-sided United defenders; neither of whom are helped by the fact that their dominant foot is the right.

It is essential for Southampton that these two maintain their form and find that so-far-elusive final ball when it really counts; both worked themselves into fine open spaces against United but their final delivery and/or decision-making let them down and if they can fix that Pelligrino will have the Saints purring.

Mario Lemina, though, was immense in the middle of the field for Southampton and ran the show at St. Mary's... his calm presence, driving runs and wide passing range enabling the home side to strangulate United in a way that they are usually accustomed to doing unto others themselves. Anyone who dominates a midfield that has Nemanja Matic on the other side deserves all the plaudits they can get.

€20 million appears quite the bargain at the moment.... are you taking notes, Liverpool?