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Football Insider has been told by Noel Whelan that Man United will press on with a deal for Antony in the final week of the transfer window despite seeing ...

“They’ll be pushing for Antony in this final week – and I think the fans would be really happy to see him come in and bolster this squad.” “Some people accused Man United of paying over the odds – but when they get it in their heads that they want someone, they usually go out and get them. Noel Whelan has backed Man United to press on with a deal for Antony in the final week of the transfer window despite seeing their latest bid rejected.

Bruno Fernandes's sweetly struck finish early in the second half gave Manchester United a 1-0 win against Southampton in a keenly contested match.

The referee was looking directly at the incident but his view was possibly concealed by McTominay, who appeared to juggle the ball with both his left and right hands before swatting it away in the box. It is a new way of playing and [there are] a lot of new facts. We started from the first day of pre-season to get that in and now the window is not closed so every time a new player is in we have to inform them about the rules. First Fernandes miscued a header from a Diogo Dalot cross under pressure from Walker-Peters and from there another barmy few seconds in the United chronicles ensued. Tyrell Malacia was bright, Christian Eriksen was typically classy at the base of midfield and, for all of the flak that came his way following the dismal defeats by Brentford and Brighton, Lisandro Martínez was gallant in defence. More new faces are expected too, with Ten Hag keen on signing a backup goalkeeper and a reunion with the Ajax forward Antony, who has made clear his desire to depart the Eredivisie club.

Manchester United secured a 1-0 win against Southampton, with Bruno Fernandes scoring the crucial goal.

Bruno Fernandes proved to be Manchester United's match winner, scoring the only goal of the game in the victory against Southampton on Saturday.

[Harry Maguire](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/157073/Harry-Maguire) watched the entirety of this game from the bench as [Raphael Varane](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/153053/Raphaël-Varane) and [Lisandro Martinez](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/233937/Lisandro-Martínez) showed more encouraging signs of forging an effective centre-back partnership together. [Liverpool](/football/team?id=364), given United had more of the ball (51% against [Southampton](/football/team?id=376) compared with 30% vs. [Napoli](/football/team?id=114) the latest club to hold talks. Man United win consecutive games for the first time since February (vs. With [Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) closing in on the big-money signing of [Wesley Fofana](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/270190/Wesley-Fofana), could Leicester offer Maguire an escape route back to his former club? Ended with just 28 touches -- the fewest of any player to last 90 minutes -- and one shot. These remain formative days in the Ten Hag era, but another victory will give him more momentum to build on with [Leicester City](/football/team?id=375) up next on Thursday. Saturday's win was not emphatic, but United looked more organised and compact than they have done in many matches during that run, keeping a clean sheet on the road for the first time in any competition since December 2021 (against Norwich). [Upcoming fixtures](www.espn.com/soccer/fixtures?league=eng.1) [Premier League table](www.espn.com/soccer/league/_/name/eng.1) [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights)

There was a clear winner in our post-match poll, even if it was another resolute team performance on the pitch.

David De Gea's role in shutting out the Saints was also acknowledged. Manchester United's first clean sheet of the season appears to have had a bearing on the outcome of our Man of the Match poll. Who was United's Man of the Match at St Mary's?

Ten Hag watched his side fall to defeats to Brighton and Brentford in his first two games with many pundits and supporters questioning United's players ...

Ajax rejected United's £76million bid for the Brazilian on Friday but the 22-year-old was hoping the Dutch club's finance directors would instead see the ...

Ajax expect United to return with another offer closer to £84m but are also looking for potential replacements. Manchester United are waiting for Ajax to hold a board meeting over wantaway forward Antony before making their next move for the £84m Brazilian... 'Osimhen is the one who has to be the protagonist there. However, if we go into those areas the journalists like to fill in for themselves, then as Osimhen’s agent said, there are no negotiations. Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti dismissed the prospect of his club signing Ronaldo yesterday. He is refusing to train and has been left out of Sunday's game with Utrecht.