FA Cup - Southampton no match for United

Two controversial goals saw Manchester United ease to a comfortable 3-0 victory at 10-man Southampton to book a fourth-round place in the FA Cup.

Youngster Danny Wellbeck headed home from an offside position to open the scoring in the 19th minute, with Nani firing home from the penalty spot just after half-time when referee Mike Riley wrongly ruled a free-kick had hit a defender's raised arm in the wall.

Youngster Darron Gibson fired home a third to seal the victory in the final minutes.

Despite the controversial nature of the opening two goals, Southampton could hardly complain about the result as they were comprehensively out-played throughout, United's task made even easier by the 37th-minute sending off of Matt Paterson.

United, who could afford to be without Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, began to impose themselves on the Championship side after a tepid opening, with Dimitar Berbatov particularly threatening in possession in the final third.

The Bulgarian had already provided half-openings for Ryan Giggs and Nani before United made the breakthrough.

Nani's corner was headed against the crossbar by John O'Shea and Wellbeck - who replays later showed to be in an offside position - had the simple task of nodding home the rebound from point blank range.

United should have been two ahead in the 26th minute when Berbatov and Michael Carrick carved open the Saints back four. Carrick ran on to lift the ball over the advancing Kelvin Davis but, with the goal at his mercy, Southampton defender Chris Perry produced a fine tackle to deny the England midfielder.

Southampton's task was made much harder in the 35th minute when Paterson was sent off by referee Riley for an ugly, studs-up lunge on United defender Nemanja Vidic.

Wellbeck almost snatched a second at the near post in first-half stoppage time but Davis once again reacted well to tip the ball around the post.

Just four minutes after the break, United did double their lead, although the goal was again surrounded by controversy as Southampton hotly disputed the handball decision given against David McGoldrick as he jumped in the defensive wall to block Nani's free-kick.

Referee Riley had no doubt that the ball struck the Saints man's elbow - despite replays showing the ball striking his head - and pointed to the spot.

Nani cooly stroked the penalty in to the bottom right to make it 2-0.

Southampton's Ryan Smith burst into the penalty area after robbing O'Shea in the 53rd minute as the home side looked for an unlikely way back into the match, but his left-foot shot was wide of the target when faced only with goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson sent Wayne Rooney on to liven up the final twenty minutes, with the match threatening to drift aimlessly.

And Rooney set up United's third for fellow sub Gibson, the England man breaking into the box down the left before flicking a superb pass into the middle for the youngster to volley home from eight yards.

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