Anthony Martial scored twice as Manchester United climbed up to second place with victory at Southampton.
Graziano Pelle gave the Saints the lead after 13 minutes after David De Gea had saved Sadio Mane's shot. And the Italian hit the post three minutes later with a low shot.
But United equalised after 34 minutes despite Juan Mata being offside in the build-up. The Spaniard was tackled in the box and £36m signing Martial coolly rounded Virgil Van Dijk before slotting home.
Martial was gifted his second goal when he latched on to Maya Yoshida's weak backpass before another cool finish five minutes after the break.
De Gea made a great save from a Jose Fonte header before Mata scored the third after 68 minutes. Memphis Depay's shot hit the post and the Spain midfielder dispatched the loose ball into the empty net with Maarten Stekelenburg stranded.
Pelle added a second with five minutes to go, but Saints couldn't grab an equaliser. Here are five things we learned:
Even Louis Van Gaal admitted Manchester United had paid a “ludicrous” fee for the teenager as the last transfer window was slamming shut.
But his three goals in his two league appearances have already began to pay back the sizeable investment. And if his finishes today was not quite in the same category as his debut strike against Liverpool, he showed the same ice-cool composure to put the ball away.
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