EIER GEBREEK

MANCHESTER United secured a much-needed eerste win of the season for under-fire manager Ruben Amorim, but needed a 97th minute Bruno Fernandes penalty to beat newly-promoted Burnley 3-2.

After exiting the League Cup to fourth-tier Grimsby on Wednesday, the Red Devils twice blew the lead at Old Trafford on Saturday.

But they were saved in stoppage time when Fernandes, who missed a penalty in last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Fulham, scored from the spot after a VAR review for a pull on Amad Diallo.

Victory takes United onto four points from their opening three Premier League games and eases the pressure on Amorim ahead of a two-week international break.

Amorim wysed: “I’m not thinking about turning points.

“I had this conversation with you guys [the media] like 10 times, so it’s day by day...we have a lot to do, but we returned a little bit to our level today.”

Luck was on United’s side when they took the lead in the 26th minute.

Casemiro’s header thumped off the crossbar and hit Burnley captain Josh Cullen on the back, ricocheting over the line before Martin Dubravka could claw it away.

Bafana Bafana yster Lyle Foster hauled Burnley level with a 55th-minute finish from Jacob Bruun Larsen’s cross.

Bryan Mbeumo put United back in the lead just 15 seconds later when he slammed in Diogo Dalot’s cutback for his first league goal since his move from Brentford.

United’s frailties were punished again as Jaidon Anthony equalised in the 66th minute.

But in the final moments Anthony pulled Amad Diallo, with a lengthy VAR check concluding the foul continued inside the area, conceding a controversial penalty that Fernandes scored.