Southampton have set two unwanted records as a result of their defeat to Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
The Saints dominated proceedings in terms of possession during the first half at St Mary's and were awarded a penalty when youngster Tyler Dibling was fouled by Diogo Dalot in the box.
Following Cameron Archer's missing of the spot kick, the visiting side woke up and fired two goals in before the half-time whistle courtesy of Matthijs de Ligt and under-pressure Marcus Rashford.
Russell Martin's side struggled to assert themselves in the contest after the break and conceded a third of the afternoon in added-on time, when substitute Alejandro Garnacho fired a near-post effort past Aaron Ramsdale.
During the second 45 minutes, the Saints failed to register an attempt at Andre Onana's goal, highlighting their struggles to consistently create chances.
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Southampton are the king of poor starts
With Stuart Attwell's whistle bringing an end to the match on the South coast, Southampton were sentenced to their fourth straight loss at the start of the Premier League season.
The Saints have now lost their first four games in the division during three separate campaigns, a record that cannot be matched by any other side in the competition's history.
Before the present day, the most recent of those seasons arrived in 2012-13, when Southampton were also a newly-promoted club at the top table of English football.
Perhaps a good omen, the South-coast outfit managed to survive rather comfortably that term, finishing 14th, five points above 18th-placed Wigan Athletic.
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Fastest to an unwanted milestone
Martin's troops broke another undesired record by losing out to Erik ten Hag's troops on the weekend, notching up the club's 400th Premier League defeat.
The Saints have become the fifth team in the history of the league to reach the unwanted milestone, and managing it in just 928 games, Southampton are the quickest to the 400-defeat mark.
Top-flight stalwarts West Ham reached that number in 976 matches, Aston Villa in 1,072 games, Newcastle in 1,090 contests and Everton in 1,128 matches.
Carter White
