David de Gea
So dilatory with the ball he either slowed down or killed possible attacks stone dead. Made a straight stop at 1-0. 6
Diogo Dalot
Could have had an assist in the first-half and got one in the second when Bruno Fernandes volleyed in his cross. 7
Raphael Varane
Easy to see why Erik ten Hag described him as "immense" on Friday. Calmly authoritative alongside Lisandro Martinez. 8
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Lisandro Martinez
Guilty of the odd lapse but, without a battering ram up against him, solid enough and earned the appreciation of United fans. 7
Tyrell Malacia
Almost played United into trouble with a careless pass but was steady on his first away start against Southampton's athletic right-hand side. 6
Scott McTominay
Irked United fans with a backward pass early in the second-half as he struggled to justify his starting role ahead of Casemiro. Booked for a cynical foul. 5
Christian Eriksen
United were at their most authoritative in the first-half whenever Eriksen was on the ball. He did not get enough of it in the second. 6
Bruno Fernandes
Sloppy, reckless, selfish and a hindrance until he broke the deadlock with a fabulous volley to salvage his performance. 6
Jadon Sancho
Relocated to the left-hand side and dawdled on the ball too often when he needed to be more direct against Kyle Walker-Peters. 5
Anthony Elanga
Lightweight in the first-half but lithe in the second, he played a key role in Fernandes's goal. May struggle to start at Leicester. 5
Marcus Rashford
Started through the middle again and demonstrated why he is better from the left. Moved to the left when Cristiano Ronaldo came on. 5
Subs
Cristiano Ronaldo
No significant impact and caught offside. 5
Casemiro
Came on in the 80th minute to help protect United's lead. 6
Fred
Emerged late on and booked. 5
Manager
Naming an unchanged side was understandable but switching Elanga and Sancho did not work and United regressed to individualism until they scored. 6
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