Southampton’s sorry start to the season continued with a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United and it sees them create unwanted Premier League history TWICE.

Goals from Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford put the Red Devils in control before a Jack Stephens red card ensured three points for an under-fire Erik ten Hag, with Alejandro Garnacho adding a late third.

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The loss means that, after four games played, Southampton are yet to win a single point on their Premier League return.

Their latest defeat is also their 400th in the English top-flight, with the Saints now the fifth club to do so in the competition’s history.

However, the south coast club have done so in fewer games than any other side, with those losses coming in just 928 fixtures.

In comparison, West Ham reached that tally in 976 matches, Aston Villa in 1,072 games, Newcastle in 1,090 outings and Everton in 1,128.

As well as this, Southampton have become the first Premier League side to lose each of their four opening matches over three different seasons.

The Saints previously did so in the 1998/99 and 2012/13 campaigns, of which the latter was the last time they were a promoted side.

Southampton remain in the Premier League bottom-three and will next face fellow relegation-threatened sides Everton and Ipswich Town.

And boss Russell Martin knows defeat will only further increase the pressure surrounding his future on the south coast.

He came under fierce criticism for his decision to play out from the back despite his centre-backs looking limited in their ability to do so.

Danny Murphy was among those to call out Martin.

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And the Saints manager insisted he wasn’t feeling the pressure prior to the defeat to Manchester United.

However, following the loss to the Red Devils, Martin admitted his frustrations at the amount of errors his side have made.

“So it’s [always] been a mistake from us so far this season,” he told talkSPORT.

“No one’s cut us open. That’s the first goal really in open play.
at the end there in the 96th minute when the guys are tired that we conceded with someone opening us up. So that’s annoyed me, the third goal.

“But yeah, the [first] two goals, it’s not a talent thing. So it’s a mentality thing that you need to do everything you can to stop them scoring and be alive in the second phase.

“And we work on it. That’s even more frustrating. We work on it a lot. And we didn’t do it well enough today.”

Asked what he’d be telling his players after reaching four defeat in four games, he replied: “Same as it was after four defeats last season at this stage in a row.

“If they carry on doing what they’re doing and we learn very quickly and grow up a little bit in certain moments and really stand up to the test, then they’ll be fine and they’ll have some brilliant, brilliant moments.

“But that’s a choice and I think the players will make the right choice.”