Goals galore
"Get more goals. Ten minutes."
Those were the words Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shouted as his Manchester United side boasted a six-goal lead heading into the final ten minutes against Southampton. He got his wish with three more strikes before the referee's whistle was blown for the final time.
Still haunted by the demons of a home thrashing by Tottenham earlier this season, United showed no mercy as they annihilated their opponents at Old Trafford.
Many sides would have eased off when heading into half-time with a four-goal lead - the fact United scored even more goals in the second half than they did in the first is testament to the hunger that is surging through this team.
To win a game is the bare minimum for Solskjaer, to win in style is the ultimate reward. It is often said that the hallmark of champions is grinding out tough wins, but most champion teams also rack up big scorelines as well, and that's exactly what happened here.
A rare easy win
Ralph Hasenhuttl would've been eager for debutant Alexandre Jankewitz to make his mark against United - but perhaps not in such a literal sense.
The 19-year-old's second-minute red card effectively killed off the Southampton gameplan as they were forced into a more pragmatic approach which saw United push even further up the pitch than they'd have been planned to.
One of United's biggest struggles throughout Solskjaer's reign has been their frequent inability to break down well-drilled defensive opponents but that never looked like being an issue here.
Of course United had the advantage of playing against 10 men - and later nine men - for over 98 per cent of the match, but the fluidity with which United played shouldn't be overlooked.
Last week's horror show against Sheffield United has been consigned to the history books.
Man management 101
United gave themselves the luxury of being able to showcase their squad by racking up a four-goal lead by half-time and Solskjaer took the opportunity to give his fringe players some minutes.
The manager has been keen to reiterate his long-term faith in Donny van de Beek, something which will become apparent when the Europa League resumes later this month. As a short-term goal the Dutchman's ambition will be to start in the European fixtures, while long-term he will surely be eyeing up Paul Pogba's spot in the team.
Anthony Martial, the other half-time substitute, repaid Solskjaer's faith with two goals off the bench and he also won a penalty.
It's clear there is still far more work to be done by Daniel James if he is ever going to reclaim a regular starting berth, but Solskjaer at least deserves credit for giving those players a chance to show why they should be starting more often.
United confirmed their two most important players
Even with the match wrapped up early on it spoke volumes that Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire stayed on for the duration when they might have been handed a rest.
Many fans would argue that the duo should have been taken off at the break but it says so much that they wanted to play on - and that Solskjaer allowed them to.
Fernandes added gloss to the scoreline by dispatching a penalty late into the game.
United have rediscovered a winning swagger which hasn't been seen for the best part of a decade at Old Trafford - it is largely down to those two players that the the standards are so high.
Choose United's man of the match vs Southampton
The (failed) left-back experiment
Solskjaer channelled his inner Pep Guardiola when he opted to move Fred to left-back in the second-half and it was an experiment that didn't pay off.
The Brazilian should have been punished when he was run ragged by Che Adams for what looked to be a consolation goal, before the VAR intervened to reprieve him.
