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Manchester United legends had been concerned in a frantic encounter on Saturday afternoon.
FA Cup re-match
The Pink Devils had the likes of Antonio Valencia taking part in for them in a 5-3 win at St Mary’s Stadium towards Southampton.
The match was held to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Saints beating United within the FA Cup closing of 1976. While Southampton received 1-0 on that day, United’s legends got here out on prime on a sunny afternoon on the south coast.
Stuart Pearson and Andy Ritchie had been the pinnacle coaches for United, whereas Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier was within the reverse dugout for Southampton.
Objectives
Lee Barnard gave the Saints the lead within the first half after 13 minutes.
Phil Bardsley responded on the very finish of the half with a drilled end into the underside nook after good work by Valencia. Fraizer Campbell accomplished the comeback by pouncing on a spilled cross to present the United legends a 2-1 lead.
Rickie Lambert introduced the hosts degree, however Campbell gave United the lead as soon as extra after some good build-up play with Dimitar Berbatov. Campbell virtually grabbed a hat-trick, however his thumping header crashed off the underside of the bar.
Bulgarian star Berbatov noticed a penalty saved earlier than Lee Barnard equalised once more for the Saints to make it 3-3. The motion was not carried out there, although, as United’s fourth aim arrived by way of Danny Webber after he was put by way of by the harmful Campbell.
Lastly, Bardsley scored his second of the match to present United a 5-3 victory on a completely pleasing afternoon.
United XI: Van der Gouw; Bardsley, Johnsen (c), Brown, Simpson; Djemba-Djemba, Gibson; Valencia, Saha, Webber; Berbatov.
Substitutes: Pilkington, Djordjic, Pugh, Campbell.
Objectives: Bardsley 45+2, 90, Campbell 49, 63, Webber 83.
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