Manchester Untied 3-2 Southampton: Lukaku goal seals victory

Here are highlights from the match

– Manchester United continued their strong form under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by beating Southampton

– Yan Valery opened the scoring for Saints with a piledriver of an effort which beat David de Gea from range

– Andreas Pereira leveled the scoreline just before the hour mark with an equally outrageous distance finish
– Romelu Lukaku then put the home side into the lead after cutting inside and picking out the bottom corner

– Set-piece expert James Ward-Prowse then scored a stunning free-kick to pull Southampton back level

– But Lukaku popped up in the dying minutes to turn his man and find the bottom corner to win the match

Romelu Lukaku took off his shirt to celebrate scoring a late winning goal in a memorable game at Old Trafford that swung one way and the other.

Three of the five goals on display were outstanding as United boosted their top-four prospects and leave Southampton just two points above the relegation zone.

The visitors took an unexpected lead before half-time when Yan Valery struck from long range strike for his first senior goal.

But United fought back early in the second half when Andreas Pereira fired a cracker for his first United goal since 2015 before setting up Lukaku to give United the lead.

James Ward-Prowse levelled with 15 minutes left with a terrific free-kick but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men staged a late rally with Lukaku scoring his second goal of the afternoon after 88 minutes.

Paul Pogba was then denied an injury-time penalty when his stuttering run-up failed to fool Angus Gunn in Southampton’s goal.

United made a fast start with Lukaku – who had scored twice at Crystal Palace on Wednesday – twice denied by excellent stops from Gunn.

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