Back in October 1996 Southampton pulled off an eye cathcing 6-3 win against would be champions Manchester United at the Dell.
Matt Le Tissier produced the pick of the bunch, turning a couple of United defenders before lobbing a typically nonchalant effort over the head of a hapless Peter Schmeichel from the edge of the box. Of the goal, Le Tissier would later casually reflect: “It might scrape into my top 10”
You could argue that the 6-3 win wasn’t too much of a surprise as Southampton had form on United going into the tie. Back in April that same year, Saints managed a 3-1 win over United after the infamous grey kit fiasco.
The two sides meet again this Sunday at St. Mary’s.
