Man Utd’s transformation under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues as victory over Southampton moved them back above Arsenal and into the Champions League qualifying positions.
In a game of outstanding goals, Southampton thought they had secured a point with goals from Jan Valery rocket and James Ward-Prowse either side of efforts from Andreas Pereira and Romelu Lukaku.
However, Lukaku struck in the 88th minute to ensure United moved above Arsenal into fourth place following their north London derby draw against Tottenham in the lunchtime kick-off.
The victory sent United above Arsenal, who missed the chance to tighten their grip on fourth spot with a draw at Tottenham. No easy fixture, but the Gunners missed a stoppage time penalty.
Solskjaer's men now face PSG in the Champions League on Wednesday before visiting Arsenal on Sunday, March 10.
Here's how the Premier League table looked when Solskjaer took the reins at Old Trafford...
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 45 |
| 2 | Man City | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 44 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 37 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Man Utd | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Wolves | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Watford | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Leicester | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Brighton | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Cardiff | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -16 | 14 |
| 17 | Southampton | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -16 | 12 |
| 18 | Burnley | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 12 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 10 |
| 20 | Fulham | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -26 | 9 |
It is some turnaround by Solskjaer, who inherited a side which sat 11 points outside the top four after a disappointing opening to the campaign under Jose Mourinho.
Many had already written United out of the race for a Champions League spot before Christmas, but 32 points gathered from 36 available in the Premier League have propelled the Red Devils into contention.
The 2-2 draw with Burnley at Old Trafford in January, and the stalemate with Liverpool have been the only Premier League draws of Solskjaer's reign thus far.
Here's how the table looks now...
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Man City | 29 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 71 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 69 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 29 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 61 |
| 4 | Man Utd | 29 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 57 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 53 |
| 7 | Wolves | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | Watford | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Everton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | West Ham | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 36 |
| 11 | Leicester | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 35 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | -15 | 34 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 31 |
| 15 | Brighton | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 30 |
| 16 | Burnley | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -21 | 30 |
| 17 | Southampton | 29 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -32 | 25 |
| 19 | Fulham | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | -37 | 17 |
| 20 | Huddersfield | 29 | 3 | 5 | 21 | -36 | 14 |
