Dimitar Berbatov, Antonio Valencia and Wes Brown were among the travelling squad to the south coast, where the Reds were 5-3 winners in an enthralling clash at St Mary’s.
The meeting marked 50 years since the Saints’ FA Cup triumph over United in the 1976 FA Cup final. Stuart Pearson, who played in that game, as well as the Reds’ success in the 1977 final against Liverpool the following year, joined the Legends set-up for the first time as assistant to manager Andy Ritchie.
Players’ shirts from the game are being auctioned to raise funds for the community work of Manchester United Foundation.