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STATS BLAST: Martial only third player to score in both of his first two Premier League games for Manchester United. Who are the others?

Stats Blast looks at the key facts and figures from Manchester United's win at Southampton.

Southampton’s Graziano Pelle, right, scores a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England, Sunday Sept. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Southampton’s Graziano Pelle, right, scores a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England, Sunday Sept. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
  • 14 of Graziano Pellè's 16 Premier League goals for Southampton have come at St. Mary's Stadium (88%).

  • Only against Newcastle has Pellè scored as many Premier League goals as he has versus Man Utd (both 3)

  • Manchester United have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last eight Premier League games against Southampton.

  • Anthony Martial is only the third player to score in both of his first two Premier League apps for Manchester United alongside Louis Saha & Federico Macheda.

  • Manchester United have come from behind to defeat Southampton on eight occasions in the Premier League – more often than any other team against any single opponent.

  • There were 45 passes in the build-up to Juan Mata’s goal (Man Utd’s third) – this is the most before a Premier League goal since 48 for Nacer Chadli’s goal for Spurs v QPR in August 2014.

  • Southampton have won just two of their last 12 Premier League matches (W2 D4 L6).

  • All five of the league meetings between Ronald Koeman and Louis van Gaal have ended as away wins (Eredivisie and Premier League combined).

  • Manchester United scored with all three of their shots on target in this game – this after scoring with all three in their last PL game against Liverpool; so they have scored with each of their last six shots on target in the competition.