Romelu Lukaku secured Manchester United a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Southampton as Jose Mourinho’s men managed to batten down the hatches after half-time.
Seven months on from edging an entertaining EFL Cup final against Saints, United arrived at St Mary’s looking to maintain their fine start to the campaign against a team struggling for coherence and goals on home turf.
United were made to sweat as Mauricio Pellegrino’s men launched wave after wave of attacks in the second period but Lukaku’s first-half goal was enough to secure a win that takes them to a club record-equalling 16 points at this stage of a Premier League season.
