2016 Barclays Premier League 2: Monday U23 Results, Latest Rankings and Schedule

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Manchester United couldn’t continue their perfect start to the 2016-17 Premier League 2 season on Monday, as the Red Devils’ under-23 side lost 2-0 at Southampton.

The Saints dominated large stretches of the match and took advantage of some sloppy finishing from the Red Devils, bagging both of their goals in the second half.

Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur grabbed their first win of the season, and Chelsea cruised to a win against Liverpool. Here’s a look at Monday’s results:

The current Premier League 2 standings:

Here’s the schedule for the coming days:

    

Recap

James Weir started up front for United, which didn’t feature any of the fringe senior players fans may have expected like Andreas Pereira and Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Southampton were the aggressors early on, hurting the United defence with their remarkable pace in attack, and goalkeeper Dean Henderson was busy early on, as shared by the Saints’ official Twitter account:

3: @olomola tests #MUFC keeper Dean Henderson with an early strike for #SaintsFCU23s. #saintsfc …

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