Manchester United continued their revival as Bruno Fernandes secured a hard-fought 1-0 win at Southampton on Saturday. Erik ten Hag's team have secured successive league victories for the first time since February after embarrassing defeats to Brighton and Brentford.
While not as brilliant as against Liverpool, United did what was asked of them. Fernandes netted with a composed strike early in the second half and the Portugal midfielder's first goal this season lifted United temporarily into sixth place.
The result halted their seven-match losing streak on the road stretching back to last season. With an unchanged lineup after their 2-1 win against Liverpool, United should have gone ahead in the 19th minute but were denied by Gavin Bazunu and Armel Bella-Kotchap, who kept out Anthony Elanga and Christian Eriksen from close range.
Bella-Kotchap nearly gave Southampton the lead after bringing down a James Ward-Prowse corner only to blaze his shot over the bar on the half-hour mark.