Listed: Our 10 biggest wins of all-time

Of course, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Reds matched the mark set by our 1995 vintage, who thrashed Ipswich Town 9-0 at Old Trafford, thanks, in part, to five goals from Andy Cole.

Those two victories are, by some margin, our biggest in the top-flight since it was rebranded in 1992 - and our largest ever at Old Trafford - but how do they rank overall, in club history?

Well, the current side were just one strike away from joining the Busby Babes in hitting 10 - which they managed during our first-ever home European Cup tie, against Anderlecht, in 1956.

The match was played at Maine Road, due to Old Trafford not yet being bestowed with floodlights, and Dennis Viollet hit four, while Tommy Taylor managed a hat-trick of his own, as the reigning English champions completed a 12-goal aggregate mauling of the Belgians.

That double-figure victory still stands out on its own, although the nine-goal margin by which we defeated the Saints and Ipswich was also achieved three times during our Newton Heath days.

The Heathens smashed Wolverhampton Wanderers 10-1 in Division One way back in 1892, while 9-0 victories followed against Walsall and Darwen in the second tier, before the 19th century was out.

Strangely, we've only won a game by an eight-goal margin once, against Yeovil in the FA Cup in 1949.

A win by seven strikes is much more common, and includes our record Premier League victory on the road - an 8-1 shellacking of Nottingham Forest during the Treble-winning season, featuring Solskjaer's quickfire quadruple.

UNITED’S BIGGEST WINS OF ALL-TIME

10-0 v Anderlecht, European Cup (1956)
10-1 v Wolves, Division One (1892)
9-0 v Walsall, Division Two (1895)
9-0 v Darwen, Division Two (1898)
9-0 v Ipswich, Premier League (1995)
9-0 v Southampton, Premier League (2021)
8-0 v Yeovil, FA Cup (1949)
8-1 v Queens Park Rangers, Division One (1969)
8-1 v Nottingham Forest, Premier League (1999)
7-0 - seven times (v West Manchester, Grimsby, Accrington, Aston Villa x 2, West Brom, Barnsley)