Bruno Fernandes struck in stoppage time to ease pressure on his manager Erik ten Hag as Manchester United snatched a hard-fought 1-0 win at Fulham.
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United thought they had claimed an early opening goal, but Scott McTominay’s finish at the back post from a free-kick in the eighth minute was ruled out after a VAR review as Harry Maguire was deemed offside.
See: Why McTominay's goal was overturned
In a match of few chances, Andre Onana made an important second-half save from Harry Wilson before then parrying a fierce effort from Joao Palhinha.
The fixture looked to be heading towards a first goalless draw in 100 years when, on his 200th appearance for the club, Fernandes became the hero.
Fulham had three chances to clear the ball but instead it fell to the United captain, who showed great skill to turn three defenders before driving a low shot past a despairing dive from Bernd Leno.
A third consecutive away win, and a seventh victory in a row by a single goal means United climb up to seventh on 18 points.
Fulham’s third consecutive home defeat leaves them 14th on 12 points. They extended their winless run against United in all competitions to 18 matches, drawing three and losing 15.
