Southampton boss Russell Martin shares what ‘annoyed’ him most about Jack Stephens red card
Russell Martin was left incredibly frustrated after watching his Southampton side lose 3-0 against Manchester United on Saturday.
Russell Martin made four changes to the Southampton starting XI that lost 3-1 to Brentford in the last game before the international break, as well as changing to a back four against Manchester United.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Joe Aribo, Adam Armstrong and Will Smallbone all dropped out of the side, to be replaced by Lesley Ugochuku, Mateus Fernandes, Cameron Archer and 18-year-old Tyler Dibling.
Southampton started very well in the St Mary’s clash and Dibling won his side a penalty on 33 minutes.
This was missed by Archer, though, and that proved to be the turning point as Manchester United then scored twice before half-time.
This lead was added to in the 96th-minute by Alejandro Garnacho who was on the receiving end of the challenge that saw Saints skipper Jack Stephens sent off in the 79th-minute.
Stephens’ challenge on Garnacho was one borne out of frustration as a bright start soon turned to a familiar feeling of an opportunity missed for Southampton in the Premier League this season.
Stephens dived in on Garnacho in a challenge that was perhaps necessary to stop the counter, but the 30-year-old went in with excessive force and caught the United winger on the knee in what was a really poor challenge.
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