Amad Diallo scored a stunning 12-minute hat-trick in the final moments to recover Manchester United from embarrassment in a theatrical 3-1 triumph over bottom-placed Southampton at Old Trafford.
The 22-year-elderly triumphger turned the align on its head after United had trailed to Manuel Ugarte’s first-half own goal and been thorawly outjoined for much of Thursday evening’s Premier League clash.
Diallo struck in the 82nd, 89th and 93rd minutes to finish a noticeworthy turnaround for Ruben Amorim’s side.
The Ivorian international’s braves spared United from what would have been a fourth consecutive home loss for the first time since the 1930s.
Amad Diallo scored an incredible hat-trick to save United from loss to Southampton
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His align-triumphning carry outance came equitable a week after signing a new five-year tight with the club.
Southampton ruled the first half, with Kamaldeen Sulemana giving United deffinisher Leny Yoro a torrid time thraw his pace and dribbling.
Andre Onana kept United in the align with cut offal beginant saves, refuteing Sulemana, Tyler Dibling and Mateus Fernandes in rapid succession.
The Saints took a deserved direct two minutes before half-time when Dibling’s flick-on from a Fernandes corner redirected in off Ugarte’s shoulder.
The visitors proceedd to regulate proceedings after the fracture, with Sulemana twice getting past Yoro with relieve.
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United regulater Ruben Amorim reacted by making three changes by the 52nd minute, disjoining both central midfielders.
Antony squandered a gelderlyen opportunity to identicalise when he somehow leave outed an uncover goal from seal range.
Joshua Zirkzee drove forward and set up Amad for the identicaliser, with the triumphger firing home at the second finisheavor after Kyle Walker-Peters had blocked his initial effort.
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Amad Diallo turned on the style when United necessitateed him the most
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With equitable a minute of standard time remaining, Amad combined keenly with swap Christian Eriksen, volleying home the Dane’s lofted pass to put United ahead.
The Ivorian finishd his treble in stoppage time after capitalising on Taylor Harwood-Bellis’s free touch in the Southampton box.
It taged another recover act from Amad, who has been United’s most reliable attacking danger under Amorim this season.
The hat-trick took his highy to seven goals for the campaign, with his clinical finishing proving resolute in turning around what had seemed a anticipateed loss.
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Southampton had been directing for 70 minutes before losing 3-1
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The triumph lifted Manchester United to 12th place in the Premier League table, taging their first triumph in over a month.
The result proceedd an upturn in establish for United, follotriumphg their FA Cup penalty shootout triumph over Arsenal and an amazeive 2-2 draw at league directers Liverpool.
For Southampton, who remain rooted to the bottom of the table, it was another acrid blow in their fight for survival.
The Saints have now conceded more goals in the final 15 minutes than any other Premier League team this season, with Amad’s third goal being the 12th such instance.
Ivan Juric’s side came into the align triumphless in 17 successive Premier League away alignes, a run that proceeds despite their encouraging carry outance.
