United could, and perhaps should, have opened the scoring during the early stages of the game
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Southampton were the better team throughout the final
The win take Manchester United into the fifth round of the FA Cup
The fortunate breakthrough goal arrived 15 minutes in after Zlatan Ibrahimovic got to the ball ahead of Jordan Veretout to win his side a free kick 20 yards from goal, which he sent past Ruffier at a snail’s pace via a deflection off the wall
Manchester United has closed the gap on the top four to just two points courtesy of a comfortable 3-0 win…
The last time Stoke faced United saw the match end in a 1-1 draw, with Joe Allen’s late equaliser helping his side walk away from Old Trafford with a point
Liverpool have not won a Premier League game in 2017, drawing both their matches against Sunderland and Manchester United since the turn of the year
Liverpool had been on course for a first win in four attempts this calendar year, and a rare triumph at the home of their North-West rivals, but Ibrahimovic once again proved to be the star for his side as the spoils were shared
The former Sweden international also helped the Red Devils remain unbeaten throughout December, winning five consecutive Premier League games
United won the match at West Ham
Sofiane Feghouli was controversially sent from the field in the 15th minute and Man United ultimately made their one-man advantage count
His goal against Hull hauled him to the top of the charts when a sample size of at least 10 goals is considered
Sunderland went into the match looking for consecutive top-flight victories over United for the first time since 1951
James McArthur cancelled out a Paul Pogba strike to leave the two teams level entering the final stages, but Ibrahimovic netted two minutes from time to make it back-to-back league wins for the Red Devils, who remain six points behind fourth-place Manchester City in the league table
United, who should have been reduced to 10 men early in the match, have now won just one of their last nine league games and are nine points off the division’s top four
The result aside, Pogba was phenomenal for Manchester United in his outing against the Hammers as he assisted Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s equaliser after West Ham’s Diafra Sakho scored the first goal of the game within two minutes of the start of the match, stunning the home crowd.
Ibrahimovic opted to leave PSG for Manchester United after four hugely successful seasons at the Parc des Princes and the capital side have struggled without the talismanic attacker
After a period of intense media speculation, Raiola eventually brokered the most valuable transfer in football history when Pogba moved from Juventus to Manchester United for €105 million
Ibrahimovic headed a Wayne Rooney cross into the bottom corner in the 36th minute, before scoring a penalty early in the second period to ensure that the Red Devils continued their perfect start to the 2016-17 campaign
The Red Devils struggled to get going in a flat first half, but they did take the lead through Juan Mata prior to the interval and quickly pushed on after the restart.