Southampton and Manchester United shared the spoils on Wednesday after they played out a goalless draw at the St. Mary’s Stadium.
The Saints were infact, the better team on the night and may be slightly disappointed to come away with a draw. The hosts had the better of chances throughout the game, while United’s goalmouth opportunities were few and far between. Anthony Martial came the closest to score, but his shot ricocheted off the post.
However, the headlines were stolen by Manchester United keeper Sergio Romero who put in a blinder of a performance to keep his side in the game. Not only did he keep out Manolo Gabbiadini’s penalty, but made a string of amazing saves throughout the contest.
He dominated the discussions on social media.
Man of the Match, @ManUtd's Sergio Romero
6 saves v @SouthamptonFC
10th clean sheet in 17 games this season (all comps)#PL #MUFC pic.twitter.com/Yli8HsA6Mu— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) May 17, 2017
Sergio Romero's record for Man Utd this season:
17 games
13 wins
11 clean sheets
6 conceded
0 defeatsAlways reliable. ? pic.twitter.com/NfG9Fs8nfV
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) May 17, 2017
Manchester United have put themselves in a really dangerous place. No confidence. It's either going to be ecstasy or misery in the EL final.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) May 17, 2017
FULL TIME: Southampton 0-0 Manchester United. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/sA8Y2xEoYn
— Manchester United (@ManUnitedWorld) May 17, 2017
If Okro had adverts,Manchester United players would make a good marketing strategy TBH
— DÀFLOW (@DaflowAbioye) May 17, 2017
Manchester United fans are now prophets and prophetess, I WONDER what will happen to them if they fall to win Europa Cup @889BrilaFM #ssg
— Uche Mathew (@Always_onpoint1) May 17, 2017
If Manchester United can ever get a top 4 level goalscorer, the league is theirs. Defense is excellent, attack is woeful.
— Brett Long (@silberkugeln29) May 17, 2017
Entire season comes down to one game. You have only one job, @ManUtd.
— Yomi Kazeem (@TheYomiKazeem) May 17, 2017
Manchester United… pic.twitter.com/azMnKfZBs1
— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) May 17, 2017
Manchester United did not draw 0-0 in Sir Alex Ferguson's last 116 games.
— manutd6th (@manutd53) May 17, 2017
Mourinho confirmed earlier that Romero will play in the Europa League final, and the performance against the Saints showed exactly why. The Argentine proved why he deserves to be at the Manchester club, and made a case for taking the number one spot from David de Gea, should he leave in the summer.
Manchester United: Have now set a club record for the lowest amount of wins in a single PL season, regardless of whether they beat Palace
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) May 17, 2017
? This man's save has ensured the scores remain level. #MUFC #SOUMUN pic.twitter.com/UVbnGE5zIn
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 17, 2017
Watching Man Utd this season… pic.twitter.com/X7TReT2alz
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) May 17, 2017
Yes he may yet salvage the season in a one off game but the same questions will remain. It's not been good enough and nor has he yet.
— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) May 17, 2017
Let's not muck about here: All things considered, purely in terms of the Premier League campaign, Mourinho has been awful.
— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) May 17, 2017
Man of the match shouldn't be Romero it should be @ManUtd fans! Brilliant tonight ??????@ManUnitedWorld
— Simon Browne (@si_browney) May 17, 2017