Ralph Hasenhuttl has told Erik ten Hag how to set his Manchester United side up vs Southampton

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl might have accidentally hinted at how Manchester United should play on Saturday.

Erik ten Hag's side will go into the early kick-off on the south coast full of confidence after their Monday night heroics against Liverpool. Jadon Sancho gave the Reds the lead in the 16th minute with a composed finish into the bottom corner.

Marcus Rashford doubled United's advantage 10 minutes into the second half as the 24-year-old broke clear of the offside trap to slot pass Alisson. Jurgen Klopp's team did manage a consolation in the latter stages through a Mohamed Salah header but it was too little, too late for the Merseyside club.

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United's performance was the total opposite of the one they produced at Brentford in their previous outing. One notable change to their approach against Liverpool was the number of long balls they played - effectively playing over Liverpool's trademark 'Gegenpress'.

Despite seeing the Reds deal well with the high-pressure tactic, Hasenhuttl appeared to suggest in his press conference on Thursday that his side will continue with this style of football. He said (as per Hampshire Live): "No. It's one way," when asked about returning to a back four.

"I think you cannot underestimate the fact that we surprised Leicester with this but this surprise is gone. Now when you go again like this, they will also analyse you and look at what you do and we have still some patterns I think where we can do better and I think we have shown in the past that we can be flexible tactically.

"But, especially with the new players coming in, it was important to find something that could deliver on the pitch which is a little bit