Lisandro Martinez’s deflected winner offered some respite to under pressure Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim as the Red Devils won 1-0 at Fulham on Sunday.
A dreary encounter looked set to end goalless until Martinez’s shot 12 minutes from time hit Sasa Lukic and looped over Bernd Leno.
Just a fourth Premier League win in 12 games for Amorim lifts United up to 12th in the table.
Amorim suggested that United’s best performances during his opening two months had come away from home due to nerves of performing in front of an expectant home crowd at Old Trafford.
But this display was in keeping with many others from the English giants this season, under two different managers, against sides with a fraction of their budget.
There was little to get United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe excited as he watched on in west London, but victory does dispell any remaining notion that United could be dragged into a relegation battle.
Fulham made the brighter start but were also guilty of a lack of penetration in a pedestrian 90 minutes.
Andre Onana returned in goal for the visitors despite his error for Brighton’s third goal in the Seagulls 3-1 win at Old Trafford last weekend.
The Cameroonian was forced into two early saves from the lively Alex Iwobi.
It took just before the hour mark for United to seriously threaten when Bruno Fernandes’ clever free-kick slid under the Fulham wall but just the wrong side of the post.
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