Southampton

Bruno Fernandes proved to be Manchester United's match winner, scoring the only goal of the game in the victory against Southampton on Saturday.

[Harry Maguire](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157073/Harry-Maguire) watched the entirety of this game from the bench as [Raphael Varane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/153053/Raphaël-Varane) and [Lisandro Martinez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/233937/Lisandro-Martínez) showed more encouraging signs of forging an effective centre-back partnership together. [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364), given United had more of the ball (51% against [Southampton](/soccer/team?id=376) compared with 30% vs. [Napoli](/soccer/team?id=114) the latest club to hold talks. Man United win consecutive games for the first time since February (vs. With [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) closing in on the big-money signing of [Wesley Fofana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270190/Wesley-Fofana), could Leicester offer Maguire an escape route back to his former club? [Upcoming fixtures](www.espn.com/soccer/fixtures?league=eng.1) Ended with just 28 touches -- the fewest of any player to last 90 minutes -- and one shot. These remain formative days in the Ten Hag era, but another victory will give him more momentum to build on with [Leicester City](/soccer/team?id=375) up next on Thursday. Saturday's win was not emphatic, but United looked more organised and compact than they have done in many matches during that run, keeping a clean sheet on the road for the first time in any competition since December 2021 (against Norwich). [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) [Premier League table](www.espn.com/soccer/league/_/name/eng.1)

Manchester United's second win on the bounce halted a seven-match losing streak on the road stretching back to last season and lifted them to sixth place in ...

Do not type comments in all capital letters, or in all lower case letters, or using abbreviated text. That's what it's about to play for Manchester United." (example: u cannot substitute for you, d is not 'the', n is not 'and'). Someone runs, someone gets the space behind," Fernandes told BT Sport. United's second win on the bounce halted a seven-match losing streak on the road stretching back to last season and provisionally lifted them to sixth place in the table after four games. Manchester United's second win on the bounce halted a seven-match losing streak on the road stretching back to last season and lifted them to sixth place in the Premier League table

Bruno Fernandes fired Manchester United to a second straight Premier League win as they beat Southampton 1-0 on Saturday.

The Red Devils were able to hold out for the three points in a narrow victory. Red Devils fans will be eager to see him involved from the start in their next game. Fernandes rounded off a fine United move to give his side the lead in the second half of the clash at Southampton.

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Premier League clash between Southampton and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

[Click here](https://sporita.com/?utm_source=sportsmole&utm_campaign=156759)to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 3.5:data Although Chelsea came through with three points at the weekend, they had to work with 10 men for over an hour. [Kalidou Koulibaly](/people/kalidou-koulibaly/) will return from his own suspension and that could lead to Tuchel reverting to a back three, with [Trevoh Chalobah](/people/trevoh-chalobah/) retaining his spot on the right-hand side. - W - L - D

UTD Podcast: Matchday | Southampton (A) · Series 4 · Episode 140.