Casemiro on bench as Manchester United take on Southampton - in pictures

Erik ten Hag's team on a high after stunning win over Liverpool

Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Casemiro warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on August 27, 2022. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro warm up on Saturday. Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo shakes hands with Peter Crouch. Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro during warm-up in Southampton. Reuters

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford arrives at the St. Mary's Stadium. Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the match against Southampton. Reuters

Manchester United's Harry Maguire during warm ups on Saturday. Reuters

Manchester United's Casemiro warms up ahead of the Premier League match at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton. PA

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton. PA

David de Gea arrives at the St Mary's Stadium. Reuters

A Manchester United fan with Cristiano Ronaldo shirt outside the stadium in Southampton on Saturday. Reuters

Manchester United's new signing Casemiro was named on the bench for the clash against Southampton on Saturday.

Casemiro moved from Real Madrid to Old Trafford in a £60 million deal and was presented to fans prior to Monday's match against Liverpool, which the Red Devils famously won 2-1 despite mounting troubles on and off the pitch.

"Casemiro is fit. He did all of the training sessions. He trained first individually and in the last days, he trained with the team," Ten Hag has said earlier.

"The spirit was already good but now it's even better [after Monday's victory]. But it's only one game, so we have to build further, we have to develop and everyone is aware of that.

"We need to have a high standard. It's a demand to the group. Now they see what the reward is, so we have to match the runs in and out of possession. We need runs and movement if you want to dictate a game."

However, Anthony Martial was ruled out with an Achilles injury. France striker Martial missed the first two Premier League matches with a hamstring complaint.

Martial's absence underlines the paucity of attacking options for Ten Hag aside from Cristiano Ronaldo, who is reportedly keen to leave the club.

Jadon Sancho celebrates after putting Manchester United ahead in the 2-1 win against Liverpool at Old Trafford on August 22, 2022. AFP

Tyrell Malacia celebrates Sancho's goal. Offside

Jadon Sancho after giving United the lead. AFP

Jadon Sancho and his teammates celebrate at Old Trafford. Getty

United's new signing Casemiro takes a selfie prior to the match. Getty

Jadon Sancho celebrates bis goal. PA

United manager Erik ten Hag celebrates victory as Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp stands by. Getty

Jadon Sancho beats James Milner to score. PA

Marcus Rashford scores United's second goal. PA

Marcus Rashford celebrates after scoring the second goal. Getty

Rashford celebrates with Diogo Dalot. Getty

Mohamed Salah pulls a goal back for Liverpool with a header. Getty

New signing Casemiro poses with a United shirt. Getty

Mohamed Salah and Bruno Fernandes tussle for the ball. AFP