Manchester United snapped their three match losing run with Bruno Fernandes strike earning a 1-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor.
The Man United captain volleyed into the bottom corner on the stroke of half-time after being picked out by Jonny Evans raking pass.
Erik ten Hag's side held firm despite Burnley pressure to secure a much needed clean sheet and a crucial three points.
The result lifted the Red Devils to eighth in the Premier League following their third win of the campaign.
Mail Sport's Nathan Salt picks out some highlights from Turf Moor that you might have missed.
Gloves… in September?
The answer is yes if you’re Manchester United midfielder Casemiro.
Eyebrows were raised at Turf Moor when the Brazilian bucked the trend of team-mates and emerged with thermal gloves on.
Burnley does feel like it has a climate of its own but it’s not winter yet!
Kath feels the love
One of the biggest smiles at Carrington this week was for Kath Phipps on the reception desk, who celebrated 55 years working the role this weekend.
Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot were among the first team stars to pay tribute to her as she posed with a bunch of flowers.
Having initially worked under Sir Matt Busby, she’s as big a star at Carrington on a day to day basis than all of Erik ten Hag’s players. A true unsung hero.
United love the newly-promoted sides
United fans arrived trying to cling to any shred of positivity after a chastening week with back to back defeats to Brighton and then Bayern Munich.
A newly-promoted side was just what the doctor ordered as opposition with United having lost just one of their last 24 games against such teams (W17 D6).
Granted, that loss was the 4-1 defeat at Watford in November 2021 which cost Ole Gunnar Solskjær his job as manager.
They’ve won the last eight of those in a row, their longest streak since a run of 12 between May 2011 and March 2013. After tonight, make it nine in a row.
A long time coming for Evans
Injury to Lisandro Martinez thrust 35-year-old Jonny Evans into the Manchester United side from the start.
Turning out at Turf Moor was Evans' first Manchester United start since March 4, 2015, when the Red Devils lost 1-0 win at Newcastle United.
He was subsequently slapped with a six-game ban after the game that day with the Football Association charging him for spitting at striker Papiss Cisse. Talk about a bad omen.
But fear not about bad omens as the elder statesman put on a show, first with a headed goal disallowed by VAR and then a sumptuous through ball for Bruno Fernandes to volley in the opener. It marked his first Premier League assist for United since February 2013.
Manchester United’s own Benjamin Button.
Crouch saves the day
There were no flies on Peter Crouch here at Turf Moor as his ninja-like reactions spared TNT Sports host Lynsey Hipgrave a soaking as a sprinkler went rogue near the tunnel.
The former Liverpool and Tottenham striker spotted the incoming downpour out of the corner of his eye and soon shoved his colleague to safety under cover.
United Nations
Manchester United started with 10 different nationalities in their starting XI against Burnley, their most in a Premier League match since December 2013 against Newcastle - also 10.
How’s VAR luck?
United fans were crying out for a VAR curse to be lifted here after the technology went against them yet again.
They were not awarded a penalty at Tottenham; saw Alejandro Garnacho’s goal chalked off at Arsenal; Marcus Rashford had his assist for Rasmus Hojlund against Brighton disallowed; Christian Eriksen was penalised for a handball in the area at Bayern Munich.
Now, Hojlund was judged to be offside when Jonny Evans thought he had headed in for 1-0.
Don’t let United get ahead
One thing you don’t want to do is give Manchester United a head start.
The Red Devils are now unbeaten in their last 137 Premier League matches when leading at half-time (W118, D19) dating back to September 21, 2014 against Leicester City.
Jonny Evans played in that game, too. Bookended.