Amad spared Manchester United's blushes as his three late goals secured a 3-1 win over Southampton at Old Trafford on Thursday night. United conceded from yet another set piece as Tyler Dibling flicked the ball on at the near post and it deflected off Manuel Ugarte and into the back of the net.

I have a lot of admiration for Manchester United's performance in their FA Cup win against Arsenal, especially to grind it out with 10 men for an hour after Diogo Dalot was sent off. I do not want to devalue what United did against Arsenal or Liverpool but they were games where the expectation was not on them to get results.

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