Manchester United won a five-goal thriller against Southampton thanks to a timely intervention from Romelu Lukaku.
2018/2019 Premier League
3-2
Match Report
Two goals from Romelu Lukaku secured a thrilling 3-2 win for Manchester United over Southampton that lifts them back into the Premier League's top four.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side looked to be heading for a fourth home game in a row without a win in all competitions after James Ward-Prowse converted a superb free-kick.
United, who lost Alexis Sanchez to injury, had overturned Yan Valery's opener through Andreas Pereira and Lukaku only to see the lead slip away.
But Lukaku's emphatic finish in the 88th minute was enough for all three points, even though Paul Pogba missed an injury-time penalty.
Match Events
2' CLOSE! Lukaku's shot saved
What a brilliant stop by Gunn, who turns Lukaku's low drive past the far post for the first corner of the game.
26' GOAL! Man Utd 0-1 Southampton (Valery)
WHAT A GOAL! Wow, where did that come from?
Austin rolls the ball out to Valery, who is charging down the right from his wing-back berth. And the Frenchman strides forward, before unleashing an unstoppable piledriver from 30 yards out for his first goal for the club.
40' Another chance missed by Man Utd!
From a corner from the right, Smalling heads the ball on to the far post where it seemed certain Rashford would equalise. But the forward just cannot twist his body to turn the ball over the line from an acute angle.
53' GOAL! Man Utd 1-1 Southampton (Pereira)
WHAT A GOAL! Wow, United are now back on level terms with a goal to match Valery's.
Dalot releases Pereira and the midfielder then curls a sensational effort into the top right-hand corner of the net for his first-ever Premier League goal.
59' GOAL! Man Utd 2-1 Southampton (Lukaku)
It is that man Pereira who is involved again as the midfielder's clever pass releases Lukaku in the box.
And the Belgian striker then does brilliantly to curl a low shot into the far right-hand corner of the net for his third goal in his last two games.
75' GOAL! Man Utd 2-2 Southampton (Ward-Prowse)
Another absolutely brilliant strike on an afternoon of wonder goals as now Ward-Prowse curls that free kick up and over the wall and past a stranded De Gea for his fifth goal in his last eight games.
89' GOAL! Man Utd 3-2 Southampton (Lukaku)
INCREDIBLE!! After some slow build-up play, United work the ball to Lukaku on the edge of the box. However, the striker still had a lot of work to do to beat Gunn with a shot into the far corner of the net.
93' Penalty Miss! (Pogba)
PENALTY TO UNITED! Armstrong brings down Rashford in the box and that is a penalty...
MISSED! Wow, Pogba goes straight down the middle and Gunn's outstretched leg keeps his shot out.
Line-ups
Man Utd XI: A. Young, A.Sánchez, David de Gea, Smalling, R. Lukaku, V. Lindelöf, P. Pogba, L.Shaw, A.Pereira, M. Rashford, S. McTominay
Subs: L. Grant, M. Rojo, Fred, Bailly, Diogo Dalot, A. Gomes, T. Chong
Southampton XI: M. Yoshida, Bertrand, Romeu, Austin, J. Vestergaard, Redmond, Højbjerg, J.W Prowse, A. Gunn, J. Bednarek, Y. Valery
Subs: Alex McCarthy, S. Armstrong, Stephens, M. Elyounoussi, Targett, Sam Gallagher, C. Slattery