Southampton v Man United player ratings: Adams 7, Armstrong 8; Greenwood 7, Martial 5

Saints and Red Devils draw 1-1 at St Mary's Stadium

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  SOUTHAMPTON RATINGS: Alex McCarthy - 6: Saved Maguire header on brink of half-time and did well not to spill with Pogba waiting to pounce. Will not be happy that Greenwood’s strike for equaliser went through his legs. Good stop from Fernandes header. Getty

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  Valentino Livramento - 7: Chopped ball away from goal line during scramble after United hit bar seven minutes in. Surging run down right and good ball into middle after 40 minutes but should have put Armstrong through earlier. Saints appear to have found a gem in the teenage full-back. Getty

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  Jack Stephens - 7: Barged Fernandes off ball in run-up to opening goal that United felt should have been foul. No-nonsense defender whose distribution can be a bit wayward at times. Reuters

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  Mohammed Salisu - 8: Important block on line before Livramento cleared away in early scramble. Greenwood shot went through his legs – and the keeper’s – for United goal. Martial barely got a kick and Salisu played key role in that. AFP

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  Romain Perraud - 7: French left-back guilty of needless foul on Fred that resulted in United hitting the bar from resulting free-kick in first 10 minutes. Tried to get forward when possible and summer signing did well on home debut. PA

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  Theo Walcott - 6: Quiet first half on right wing where Shaw’s runs down the flank must have caused concern to manager Hasenhuttl as the former England attacker was hooked in tactical switch at break. AFP

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  James Ward-Prowse - 7: Tried to catch out De Gea with free-kick at near post in first couple of minutes that United keeper palmed round for corner. Saw second-half free-kick hit straight at Spaniard parried away. Reuters

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  Oriol Romeu - 6: Another Saints player guilty of silly early foul that almost saw United scoring from resulting free-kick – Pogba heading over his time. Caught in possession a couple of times in first half and looked off pace. Loves a battle though - pushed Sancho in head for no reason at one point. Getty

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  Moussa Djenepo - 6: Loves his extravagant stepovers although didn’t really get him anywhere here. Booked just after half-time for foul on Fred. Can be a match-winner for Saints – this wasn’t one of those matches. Getty

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  Che Adams - 7: Saints took lead after 30 minutes when his shot took huge deflection off Fred to leave De Gea with no chance. Flashed second-half header across face of goal. Signs that partnership with Armstrong could be an effective one. Reuters

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  Adam Armstrong - 8: Curled shot over bar from edge of box just before half-hour mark but should have scored in second half when clean through but shot too close to De Gea. Made some great runs that his teammates failed to pick out. PA

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  SUBS: Jan Bednarek – (On for Walcott 46’) 6: On at break in tactical move by Saints and was under pressure right away at back as United dominated start of second half. Reuters

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  Ibrahima Diallo – (On for Djenepo 69’) 5: Struggled to pick up pace of game at first and was slow in possession. Kyle Walker-Peters – (On for Perraud 79’) N/A. Reuters

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  MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David De Gea - 7: Had to be alert to save a cheeky free-kick in the first minute, but no chance of stopping Che Adams’ deflected effort. Anticipated well when Armstrong was clean on goal and, oddly, punched a free-kick away from the same player when it looked an easy catch. AFP

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  Aaron Wan-Bissaka - 6: Mediocre. Beautiful 64th minute cross to Bruno – and he made two good crosses inside four minutes. A threat at times, clumsy at others. Getty

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  Victor Lindelof - 6: Played well last week and deserved to keep his place but missed a headed chance from a Fernandes free-kick and didn’t look an authority against a side picking up their first league point. EPA

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  Harry Maguire - 5: Let Adams shoot for Saints’ goal. Also uncharacteristically lost possession on occasions and a howler came after 73 minutes to put his side at risk, but De Gea saved it – and the centre-half's blushes. Rightly booked two minutes later. Hands full with the tireless Armstrong. AFP

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  Luke Shaw - 6: Free-kick met Pogba’s head as United’s early dominance against his former club went unrewarded. Fine 82nd minute challenge as Saints had chances to get an unexpected winner. Poor ball as United broke in search of a winner in last minute but always showed attacking intent. AFP

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  Nemanja Matic - 6: Impressive pre-season and started as McTominay not 100 per cent fit. Not as fast or physical as the Scottish midfielder. Late stretch across goal as Southampton caused serious threats. Busier as United lost momentum but brought off as offered little going forward. PA

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  Fred - 5: Scored last week – and this week, except it was an own goal. Poor passing as United lost their early momentum. Whipped a ball in for Greenwood as United pushed to go ahead, but not good enough for the standards expected of a United central midfielder. Getty

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  Paul Pogba - 7: Looping effort hit crossbar in seventh minute. Should have kept a 12th-minute Shaw free-kick down. Splendid pass to Martial in first half and again in the build-up to Greenwood’s equaliser. Shot wide himself after dazzling with footwork. Playing well. Booked after 90. PA

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  Bruno Fernandes - 6: Free-kick almost set up a seventh minute opener. Booked for complaining about foul which wasn’t given in run-up to Saints' goal. Settled down and integral to team. Headed a 64th minute cross at goal. Getty

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  Mason Greenwood - 7: Scored for the second successive game, a vital equaliser via a scuffed shot through a crowded box after being set up by Pogba. Now 31 United goals and still only a teenager. Comfortable. AFP

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  Anthony Martial - 5: Couldn’t get enough on a seventh minute chance to get the ball over the line. Still struggling to convince after coming back from injury. Unlikely to get too many more opportunities if he doesn’t improve when likes of Cavani and Rashford are available. Brought off early and could have no complaints. PA

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  SUBS: Jadon Sancho – (On for Martial 59’) 5: Involved in attacks but took too many touches. Limited impact. Getty

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  Scott McTominay – (On for Fred 76’) N/A. On for a United side who couldn’t maintain their early pressure. Energetic.. Reuters

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  Jesse Lingard – (On for Matic 86’) N/A. AFP

A second-half goal by Mason Greenwood earned Manchester United a draw against Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday.

United, who thumped Leeds United 5-1 on the opening weekend of the Premier Leaguer season, fell behind in the first half when Che Adams' strike took a huge deflection off Fred to leave goalkeeper David de Gea with no chance.

The visitor's drew level in the 55th minute when Greenwood's strike went through the legs of both Saints defender Mohammed Salisu and goalkeeper Alex McCarthy before squirming into the net.

United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brought on £73 million ($100.4m) man Jadon Sancho for the disappointing Anthony Martial as the Red Devils went looking for all three points.

Southampton, though, were full value for their point and could have took all three had De Gea not saved a glorious chance that fell for summer signing from Balckburn Rovers, Adam Armstrong, who shot too close to the Spaniard.

"It was a difficult game, Southampton defended well but in my eyes we dropped two points." said Greenwood after the match. "When we got the equaliser we should have gone for the throats, the time went away and we did not get the winner towards the end."

Saints full-back Valentino Livramento said: "We knew it was going to be a battle. Man Utd are a massive club and have quality all over the pitch.

"We knew the way we could compete was by being physical and aggressive with the press and hitting them on the counter. I feel we could have won the game, maybe could have lost the game, but a draw is a fair result."