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Erik ten Hag’s ideal win was scripted vs Southampton as in must-win territory, the players he had backed in the face of all criticism came through for him. Matthijs de Ligt shook off a terrible international break and came back roaring for his club, while Marcus Rashford broke his goalscoring duck too. It allowed him to introduce Manuel Ugarte to the team in much easier circumstances than Toby Collyer when he came on for his league debut. Ugarte played the last 17 minutes of the game, a time in which the opponent was reduced to ten men, making the job even easier. Even so, he had a perfect dis…

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