Manchester United continued their improved start to the Premier League season as Bruno Fernandes provided a tidy finish to help Erik ten Hag’s side to a 1-0 win over Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.
After both sides proved wasteful in front of goal in the first half, Fernandes netted the only goal of the game in the 55th minute as he connected well with Diogo Dalot‘s cross to volley into the bottom left corner.
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The victory, United’s second on the bounce, halted their seven-match losing streak on the road stretching back to last season and provisionally lifted them to sixth place after four games.
It also marks the first time the club has won back-to-back league matches since February.
Cristiano Ronaldo started on the bench again for United, coming on in the 68th minute to replace Jadon Sancho, while new signing Casemiro made his debut after completing his move to the club on Tuesday.
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.
Despite dominating the ball in the second half, the hosts were unable to find an equaliser as chances from Che Adams and Joe Aribo were kept out by United keeper David de Gea.
Reuters contributed to this report