On a day of potential farewells at St Mary's, Southampton and Manchester United ended their respective Barclays Premier League seasons with a less-than thrilling draw.
With Southampton guaranteeing an eighth-placed finish with a win at Swansea and United heading into the game with only the slightest possibility of qualifying for next season's Europa League, this game had long lost any meaningful intrigue as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw on the south coast.
The hosts dominated the opening 45 minutes and Rickie Lambert put Southampton into a deserved first-half lead, with a Juan Mata free-kick nine minutes after the interval enough to earn Ryan Giggs' side a share of the spoils.
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