DIALLO LATE TO THE BALL

Saints stunned as United ace collects prize

- JEREMY CROSS

ANG AMAD DIALLO spared Manchester United from sinning against the Saints with a stunning hat-trick to seal a thrilling comeback win at Old Trafford.

For more than 80 minutes United were on course to bring utter shame on themselves.

An own goal from Manuel Ugarte before half-time had left Southampton within sight of just their second league win of the season.

And United careering towards a fourth league defeat at home on the spin for the first time since 1930.

At the hands of a side statistically the worst at this stage of the season in Premier League history.

Until Diallo bailed his team out once again with an 82nd-minute leveller, before stunning the Saints with two more to get his side out of jail and himself the match-ball.

But this shouldn't paper over the cracks still on full view at the fallen giants.

Southampton had scored just 12 league goals all season before last night the lowest total of any side in the top five tiers of English football.