Southampton star breaks unwanted Premier League record in defeat to Manchester United

Manchester United’s 3-0 triumph astatine Southampton was particularly achy for Saints prima Ben Brereton Diaz who broke an unwanted Premier League record.

The Red Devils were backmost to winning ways connected Saturday, though they struggled successful the aboriginal phases of the lucifer against St. Mary’s.

Andre Onana’s punishment prevention from Cameron Archer successful the 33rd infinitesimal turned the crippled connected its head, with Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford scoring conscionable minutes later.

The 3 points were sealed precocious connected erstwhile Jack Stephens was sent disconnected for a foul connected Alejandro Garnacho, with the guardant going onto find the backmost of the nett successful wounded time.

The effect means Southampton person opened the play with 4 consecutive defeats portion this was besides the club’s 400th nonaccomplishment successful the Premier League.

Unfortunately for Russell Martin’s side, they’ve achieved this milestone successful grounds time, taking conscionable 928 games to bash so, surpassing West Ham who took 976 matches.

The different 3 clubs to person reached the 400 defeats milestone are Aston Villa (who took 1072 games), Newcastle (1090) and Everton (1128).

But for Brereton Diaz it has been an particularly rotten time arsenic helium is present the subordinate with the astir Premier League appearances without a triumph successful the competition.

This streak – 14 losses and 4 draws – started successful January erstwhile the guardant joined Sheffield United connected indebtedness from Villarreal and has continued pursuing his imperishable transportation to St. Mary’s implicit the summer.

18 winless games surpasses the grounds acceptable by erstwhile striker Marvin Sordell who failed to triumph immoderate of his 17 games for Bolton and Burnley betwixt 2012 and 2015.

On a idiosyncratic level, Brereton Diaz has a respectable six goals and an assistance successful 18 Premier League games, but helium and his teammates indispensable bash amended if they are to forestall the Saints from getting relegated.

The grounds for the longest hold for a archetypal Premier League triumph is presently held by erstwhile West Brom and Sheffield United winger Oliver Burke, who was yet connected the winning broadside astatine the 26th attempt.

Brereton Diaz volition beryllium hoping not to get anyplace this grounds and volition person the accidental to sensation triumph successful the contention for the archetypal clip adjacent Saturday erstwhile Southampton big Ipswich Town.

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