Fernandes spares Man United blushes, Chelsea top, Spurs sunk by Bournemouth

MANCHESTER, England :Bruno Fernandes eased the pressure on Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim with a stoppage-time penalty to earn his side a 3-2 victory over Burnley after Chelsea moved top of the Premier League table with 2-0 home win over Fulham on Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur suffered their first major setback under new manager Thomas Frank as they lost 1-0 at home to Bournemouth while Everton picked up their second win as they defeated pointless Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2.

Sunderland's bright start to life back in the top flight continued as they beat Brentford 2-1 at home.

Manchester United's humiliating League Cup defeat by fourth-tier Grimsby Town had seen the dark clouds descend again over Old Trafford after big-money signings had sparked optimism.

With only one point from their opening two games in the league, however, it felt like a must-win game against Burnley, especially as they had not lost any of their past 23 games against promoted clubs in the Premier League.

Amorim, whose Premier League win percentage from his first 29 games is less than 25 per cent, apologised again to the fans for the Grimsby debacle in his brief programme notes.

His side dominated early on and took a deserved lead through a Josh Cullen own goal in the 27th minute.

But United's wastefulness in front of goal proved costly as Burnley levelled early in the second half through Lyle Foster. New signing Bryan Mbeumo restored the home side's lead less than two minutes later but a goalkeeping error by Altay Bayındır allowed Jaidon Anthony to equalise again.

Anthony then pulled the shirt of Amad Diallo in the area and four minutes of VAR deliberation eventually awarded a spot-kick which Fernandes dispatched.

"I was frustrated like any Man United