Man Utd 4-2 Sheff Utd LIVE RESULT: Fernandes’ delightful double fires hosts to crucial win against battling Blades

Match report

Bruno Fernandes spared Manchester United more embarrassment as they came from behind to beat rock bottom Sheffield United.

Erik ten Hag’s men were behind twice but in the end a Fernandes penalty and long-range blast put them ahead.

Then he was the supplier with a cross for Rasmus Hojlund to make it all safe.

Having made more than hardwork of getting past Coventry City on Sunday this looked at one point that it could easily have gone against them too.

But superior quality showed in the end.

No doubt in Erik’s eyes this was more evidence of the resilience in his team as they fight it out for a place in the Europa Conference League.

MAN UTD 4 SHEFF UTD 2

Fernandes nets twice as Utd come from behind to ease Ten Hag pressure

How we stand

Newcastle's defeat means United are now sixth in the Premier League.

Here's how the top half looks, with Liverpool now out the title race it would appear.

Where the problems lie

Bruno Fernandes hinted it when he spoke earlier.

But this shows where the problem lies at United currently...

Ten Hag on Bruno

He continued: "Bruno's very consistent. At the moment he's in very good form.

"We are striving to progress the team. The number of goals we are scoring in this moment is a huge progress. If we have our back four back, then I'm sure we will be more consistent."

Ten Hag reacts

Erik ten Hag praised the composure of his side after twice falling behind in front of their own fans.

He told BBC's Match of the Day: "Many positives today. The resilience to fight back after losing two times. But also there were negatives. We gave it away, it can't happen, unacceptable, we have to learn from this.

"But I'm happy with the win and we need to move on.

"Have you seen some panic? No, not at all, we were very composed. We kept making chances throughout the game."

250 up

Not only is it a memorable night for Ethan Wheatley making his first team debut, it represents a milestone for United.

He becomes the 250th academy graduate to make an appearance in the first team!

'Demands winning games'

Bruno Fernandes says the main thing is winning games at Man Utd after his performance tonight.

Per BBC, he said: "We talk about clean sheets all the time and we want to keep them. Credit to Sheffield United.

"At the end we came back. We put ourselves in a position where it's tough to win games. But also it shows a bit of character.

"We also need to be aware that if we control the game like we did in the first half, we have to score our chances.

"We're scoring lots of goals. It's just about that compactness we need to have as a team.

"I'm really happy to score, but I want to win games more than score goals. It's part of my role also, to score goals. But the main thing for me is winning games.

"Lately we haven't won as many as we should have. It's part of the job. You can win eight or nine games in a row, and then as soon as you lose you know you will be criticised. Being a Manchester United player demands winning games."

Fine in the end

It was a good win for Manchester United in the end but it didn't start well for them.

Andre Onana made a shocking blunder to give Sheffield United the lead at Old Trafford.

Onana was trying to play out from the back when his misdirected pass landed right at Bogle's feet.

The defender made the most of the situation and neatly tucked the ball past the goalkeeper to put his relegation battling side ahead.

Although Sheffield United's lead didn't last very long at all after Harry Maguire levelled the score just seven minutes later.

However, that didn't stop Man Utd fans from venting their frustrations online about Onana's shortcomings since his summer arrival from Ajax.

OH NO-NA

Andre Onana makes horror blunder to hand Sheffield United shock lead

Man of the match

No real surprises there is there.

The United captain picking up successive man of the match awards.

Elsewhere

It's a pretty perfect night for Manchester United.

Liverpool are out the title race now after defeat in the derby at Goodison.

And closest challengers Newcastle have also been beaten 2-0 at Crystal Palace as they lose their grip on sixth.